Title: Park v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 566, 2018
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: June 10, 2019

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MICHELLE PARK, 
 
 
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No. 566, 2018 
 
Defendant Below,  
 
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Appellant,  
 
 
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Court Below: Superior Court 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware  
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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Cr. ID Nos. N1710011027 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
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Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
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Appellee. 
 
 
 
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Submitted: May 15, 2019 
Decided: 
May 20, 2019 
Corrected: June 10, 2019 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VAUGHN and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 20th day of May 2019, after careful consideration of the parties’ briefs 
and the record on appeal, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1) 
The Superior Court’s October 30, 2018 sentence order should be 
affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in its sentencing decision 
announced in open court on October 30, 2018. 
 
(2) 
The Superior Court did not err when it sentenced Park to five-months 
of Level V incarceration, well below the maximum sentence allowed for a third-
offense driving-under–the-influence conviction but two months longer than the State 
had recommended. 
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(3) 
Although the sentencing judge initially indicated that she would follow 
the State’s recommendation, subsequent remarks by Park led the court to conclude 
that Park did not appreciate the seriousness of the offense.  We are in no position to 
second-guess the Superior Court’s evaluation of Park’s demeanor and its 
interpretation of Park’s statements at her sentencing hearing. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Superior Court’s October 30, 
2018 sentence order is AFFIRMED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Gary F. Traynor 
 
 
 
Justice