Gibson v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE DERRIS GIBSON, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. § § No. 358, 1999 § Court Below: Superior Court § of the State of Delaware in § and for New Castle County § § Cr.A. Nos. IN91-11-1699R2 § through IN-91-11-1703R2 § § § Submitted: May 16, 2000 Decided: May 22, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and HOLLAND, Justices. ORDER This 22nd day of May, the Court, having carefully considered the decision and judgment of the Superior Court dated July 13, 1999, together with the briefs filed by the parties, 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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