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Opinions and Orders

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superior court criminal Opinions and Orders 128 Opinions

Parties/Caption Date File Number Court Type Judicial Officer Description
State v. Fletcher 06/18/2025 1806003487 Superior Court Criminal Jones
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Gordon 06/18/2025 1807010648 Superior Court Criminal Primos
J. 		Opinion. Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief - DENIED.
State v. Hilton 06/18/2025 2008002632 Superior Court Criminal Jones
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief - DENIED.
State v. Murray 06/18/2025 30700321DI Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Edwards 06/17/2025 2212011078 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Wallace 06/17/2025 2201005596 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Brisco 06/16/2025 1502007987 Superior Court Criminal Jones
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Roane 06/13/2025 2409006539 Superior Court Criminal Brennan
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress - DENIED.
State v. Shelley 06/12/2025 9804001318 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence – DENIED.
State v. Church 06/11/2025 2403005415 Superior Court Criminal Primos
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Reargument – DENIED.
State v. Smith 06/10/2025 2105010115 Superior Court Criminal Butler
R.J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for a New Trial and Motion for Judgement of Acquittal - DENIED.
State v. King 06/06/2025 1606002410A/B Superior Court Criminal Parker
C. 		Report and Recommendation. Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief - SHOULD BE GRANTED.
State v. Brown 06/02/2025 1309018287;1209007265;1208005401 Superior Court Criminal Wallace
J. 		Letter Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of Sentence - DENIED; Defendant's Motion for Appointment of Counsel - DENIED.
State v. Walker 06/02/2025 1508002897 Superior Court Criminal Wallace
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motion for Correction of Sentence - DENIED. Defendant's Motion for Appointment of Counsel - DENIED.
State v. Appiah 05/30/2025 1808022193 Superior Court Criminal Brennan
J. 		Order – Defendant’s Motion for Postconviction Relief. Summarily Denied. Defendant’s Motion Requesting Expansion of the Record. Denied. Defendant’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel. Denied.
State v. Coffield 05/30/2025 2105000996A/B Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Correct Illegally Imposed Sentence – DENIED. Defendant’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel – DENIED.
State v. Lewis 05/29/2025 2402003067 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. State of Delaware’s Motion to Revoke Bail – GRANTED.
State v. Roy 05/28/2025 0503015173 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Re-argument – DENIED.
State v. Vickers 05/28/2025 1308012233A Superior Court Criminal Wallace
J. 		Order. Defendant's Request for a Certificate of Eligibility - DENIED.
State v. Jones 05/27/2025 2408008330 Superior Court Criminal Butler
R.J. 		Opinion. Defendants Motion to Suppress - GRANTED.
State v. Richards 05/27/2025 2212011066; 2205008758 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Vacate Unconstitutional Sentence – DENIED.
State v. Schultz, Sr. 05/27/2025 2410001496 Superior Court Criminal Primos
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress – DENIED.
State v. Johnson 05/23/2025 2308000243 Superior Court Criminal Brennan
J. 		Memorandum Opinion. Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal - Denied.
State v. Coffey 05/22/2025 2410000422 Superior Court Criminal Karsnitz
R.J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Defendant's Motion to Suppress - GRANTED.
State v. Ortiz 05/20/2025 0210012072 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Vacate, Treated as a Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence – DENIED.

* C.=Chancellor or Commissioner C.J.=Chief Justice or Chief Judge J.=Justice or Judge S.M.=Senior Magistrate M.=Magistrate in Chancery P.J.=President Judge R.J.=Resident Judge V.C.=Vice Chancellor