Shockley v. Taylor

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SYLVESTER SHOCKLEY, Petitioner BelowAppellant, v. STANLEY TAYLOR, Respondent BelowAppellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 216, 2005 Court Below Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County C.A. No. 05M-02-029 Submitted: July 15, 2005 Decided: August 24, 2005 Before HOLLAND, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices. ORDER This 24th day of August 2005, the Court has considered the opening brief and the State s motion to affirm. It is manifest that the judgment of the Superior Court, which denied Shockley s petition for a writ of mandamus to recalculate his release date, must be affirmed on the basis of this Court s decision in Evans v. State, 872 A.2d 539 (Del. 2005). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Carolyn Berger Justice

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