Delaware, March, 2003, State Case law

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State Courts - Delaware - March 6, 2003

Cannon v. Coventry, C.A. No. 02C-09-047 JTV, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, KENT, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Inmate's claim that he was not given a food tray on one occasion was dismissed as frivolous, where he alleged no specific damages, as even accepting all well-pled matters as true did not set forth circumstances under which relief could be granted.

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Cannon v. McCreanor, C.A. No. 02C-09-046, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, KENT, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: An inmate who filed the necessary papers to prove his indigency was granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis; however, where his action lacked any justification or facts to support his request for damages, the matter was dismissed.

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Ingram v. State, No. 255, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Trial court neither erred in enforcing plea agreement nor in ordering defendant pay a specified sum as restitution, as he represented he understood plea and voluntarily made it, and trial court did not abuse discretion in restitution it awarded.

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Johnson v. State, No. 617, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Denial of appellant's postconviction relief motion was proper, as he did not show he received ineffective assistance of counsel; no evidence indicated counsel acted in an objectively unreasonable manner or prejudiced the outcome of his case.

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Meades v. Wilmington Hous. Auth., C.A. No. 19743-NC, COURT OF CHANCERY OF DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Chancery court determined that fired employee did not have standing to bring suit to vacate arbitrator's award since he was not signatory to CBA and did not raise independent basis for standing, including as intended third-party beneficiary.

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O'Brien v. State, No. 574, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Juvenile's claims that trial court erred by not following proper procedures and demonstrating bias, by directing court reporter to omit parts of trial from transcript, and related claims, lacked merit; thus, judgment against him was affirmed.

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Playtex Prods. v. Harris, No. 599, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Sewell v. State, No. 615, 2002, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Denial of defendant's motion to modify sentence was proper, as his claim it erred when it revoked his probation for burglary offense before he started serving that sentence was not raised in the trial court, and such revocation authority existed.

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Spruance v. State, No. 58, 2003, SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE, March 6, 2003, Decided
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State v. Ingram, IK00-08-0664 - R1, SUPERIOR COURT OF DELAWARE, KENT, March 6, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Defendant's post-conviction relief claims were barred, as he failed to raise them in his conviction (after his guilty plea), sentencing, probation violation proceedings, or appeals of any of them, and did not show constitutional violations.

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