From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Woodward v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Jun 11, 1980
416 A.2d 1225 (Del. 1980)

Opinion

Submitted June 3, 1980.

Decided June 11, 1980.

Upon appeal from the Superior Court. Affirmed.

John C. Woodward, pro se.

Francis A. Reardon, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUFFY, McNEILLY and QUILLEN, JJ.


The facts of this case and pertinent statutory references are set forth at some length in the reported opinion of the Superior Court and reference should be made thereto. Woodward v. Department of Corrections, Del.Super., 415 A.2d 782 (1980). We agree with the Superior Court's conclusion that the mandatory minimum sentencing provision of the robbery in the first degree statute, 11 Del. C. § 832(c), "does expressly limit the availability of `parole' and thereby expressly limits the operation of 11 Del. C. 4346(a)" insofar as merit and good time behavior credits for parole eligibility are concerned.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Woodward v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Jun 11, 1980
416 A.2d 1225 (Del. 1980)
Case details for

Woodward v. State

Case Details

Full title:John C. WOODWARD, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware

Date published: Jun 11, 1980

Citations

416 A.2d 1225 (Del. 1980)

Citing Cases

Rose v. State

In Delaware, certain statutes specifically provide that felons convicted for a crime carrying a statutory…

Richmond v. State

Richmond's underlying thesis — that even a minimum mandatory sentence is subject to diminution under…