Ringgold v. State
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE JAY M. RINGGOLD, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 76, 2016 Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware Cr. ID No. 1006015765 Submitted: June 10, 2016 Decided: August 29, 2016 Before STRINE, Chief Justice; HOLLAND and SEITZ, Justices. ORDER This 29th day of August 2016, the Court has carefully considered the parties’ briefs and the record in this appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of a “motion for credit for time served” filed by the appellant, Jay M. Ringgold. Ringgold sought to have 51 days of credit for time served applied to the sentence imposed on June 3, 2011 for his most recent conviction of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited (“PDWBPP”). We conclude that the Superior Court’s judgment should be affirmed on the basis of the court’s order dated February 2, 2016. Having closely reviewed the record, it is clear to the Court that the Superior Court credited all time served by Ringgold appropriately, and in accordance with the arguments for leniency made by his attorney on his behalf at sentencing on June 3, 2011. The reality is that Ringgold received the minimum sentence the court could have imposed for the PDWBPP conviction, eight years, when he was eligible for a life sentence. In the June 3, 2011 sentence order, the Superior Court properly credited Ringgold for 55 days of time served on that conviction in 2010. Also, the court discharged Ringgold from probation on prior convictions for which the court could have reimposed substantial additional incarceration. When granting him this favorable treatment, the Superior Court took into account the time Ringgold spent incarcerated on the VOP charges, including the 51 days in 2011 on which he now focuses.1 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. Chief Justice 1 In a confusing brief, the Department of Justice suggests that there may be potential issues with other time Ringgold served. These issues were not presented to the Superior Court, were not argued by Ringgold himself, and there is no proper or reliable basis for us to consider these issues in this case. 2
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