Opinion ID: 2351818
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Heading: Amended Sentence

Text: On April 13, 1995, the Superior Court sent a letter to Jones notifying him that he had been sentenced incorrectly. On April 19, 1995, an office conference was held at the sua sponte request of the Superior Court, for the purpose of discussing Jones' sentence. The attorneys for Jones and for the State were present at the office conference, but Jones was not present. The Superior Court determined that the January 21, 1994 sentence was erroneous because Jones had improperly received a separate sentence for his status as an habitual offender. See Gibbs v. State, 58 Del. 256, 208 A.2d 306 (1965). [1] On April 27, 1995, the Superior Court entered an amended sentencing order. In the amended sentencing order, the Superior Court declared Jones an habitual offender, and sentenced him to five years mandatory incarceration at Level V for the trafficking offense, pursuant to 11 Del.C. § 4214(a) and 16 Del.C. § 4753A(a)(2)a. The amended sentencing order also provided that, after serving the mandatory five years at Level V, Jones would be placed in Level IV supervision at a halfway house, pursuant to 11 Del.C. § 4204(1). The Superior Court vacated the separate January 21, 1994 order which had declared Jones an habitual offender and imposed a two year sentence. The balance of the January 21, 1994 sentencing order remained in effect.