Walls v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE JOSEPH M. WALLS, § § § § § § § § § § § Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. No. 74, 2018 Court Below—Superior Court of the State of Delaware ID. No. 86001399DI (N) Submitted: April 23, 2018 Decided: June 5, 2018 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices. ORDER This 5th day of June 2018, after careful consideration of the opening brief, the motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, the Court concludes that the judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Superior Court in its August 9, 2017 order denying the appellant’s motion for reduced sentence resentencing and its January 17, 2018 order denying the appellant’s motion for reargument. The Superior Court did not err in finding that the appellant, who was not sentenced as an habitual offender under 11 Del. C. § 4214, was not eligible for relief under § 4214(f). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ James T. Vaughn, Jr. Justice 2

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