Supreme Court of Delaware

Denial of a motion for postconviction relief in a capital murder case is affirmed where: 1) the trial judge did not err in declining to disqualify herself; 2) the appellate court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's requests to extend the time and length limitations on his opening brief; 3) an ineffective assistance of counsel claim was procedurally barred; 4) Delaware's capital sentencing procedure is constitutional; 5) there was no merit to a claim that the trial judge was improperly influenced by extrajudicial contact with jurors; and 6) the trial judge properly weighed the jury's death penalty recommendation in imposing sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2008
• Published 07/24/2008

Judges

• RIDGELY, Justice:, Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin J. O'Connell, Esquire, Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, DE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Loren C. Meyers, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for appellee.