Title: Roberts v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MICHAEL ROBERTS,  
 
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No. 75, 2009 
 
Defendant Below,  
 
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Appellant,  
 
 
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Court Below--Superior Court  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware in and 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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for New Castle County 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
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Cr. ID Nos. 0609001737 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
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0704016372  
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
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Submitted:  July 31, 2009 
Decided:  October 30, 2009 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
This 30th day of October 2009, after careful consideration of the 
parties’ briefs and the Superior Court record, we find it manifest that the 
judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of the 
Court’s well-reasoned memorandum opinion dated January 20, 2009.  The 
Superior Court did not err when concluding that appellant’s motion for 
postconviction relief, which included claims of ineffective assistance of 
counsel, unnecessary delay, improper sentencing, prosecutorial misconduct, 
and involuntary guilty plea, lacked substantive merit. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice