Shuttleworth v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ROBERT SHUTTLEWORTH, § § Defendant Below, § Appellant, § § v. § § STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: Decided: No. 158, 1999 Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County Cr. A. No. IK97-01-0701, 0702 IK97-02-0566 through IK97-02-0572 September 19, 2000 September 20, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and BERGER, Justices. ORDER This 20th day of September 2000, the Court, having carefully considered the decision and judgment of the Superior Court dated March 29, 1999, together with the briefs of the parties and their contentions in oral argument, has determined as follows: To the extent that (a) the issues raised on appeal are factual, the record evidence supports the trial judge s factual findings; (b) the errors alleged on appeal are attributed to an abuse of discretion, the record does not support those assertions; (c) the issues raised on appeal are legal, they are controlled by settled Delaware law, which was properly applied. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ E. Norman Veasey Chief Justice -2-

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