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Carter v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Dec 8, 2005
888 A.2d 231 (Del. 2005)

Opinion

No. 150, 2005.

Submitted: October 13, 2005.

Decided: December 8, 2005.

Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, Cr. ID No. 0404012434.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.


ORDER


This 8th day of December 2005, upon consideration of the appellant's brief filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 26(c), his attorney's motion to withdraw, and the State's response thereto, it appears to the Court that:

(1) The defendant-appellant, Jerome Anthony Carter, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of Robbery in the First Degree, Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Criminal Impersonation, Resisting Arrest, and Forgery in the Third Degree. He was sentenced to a total of 6 years incarceration at Level V, to be suspended after 3 years for decreasing levels of probation. This is Carter's direct appeal.

(2) Carter's trial counsel has filed a brief and a motion to withdraw pursuant to Rule 26(c). The standard and scope of review applicable to the consideration of a motion to withdraw and an accompanying brief under Rule 26(c) is twofold: (a) the Court must be satisfied that defense counsel has made a conscientious examination of the record and the law for claims that could arguably support the appeal; and (b) the Court must conduct its own review of the record and determine whether the appeal is so totally devoid of at least arguably appealable issues that it can be decided without an adversary presentation.

Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83 (1988); McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 486 U.S. 429, 442 (1988); Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).

(3) Carter's counsel asserts that, based upon a careful and complete examination of the record, there are no arguably appealable issues. By letter, Carter's counsel informed Carter of the provisions of Rule 26(c) and provided him with a copy of the motion to withdraw, the accompanying brief and the complete trial transcript. Carter also was informed of his right to supplement his attorney's presentation. Carter has not raised any issues for this Court's consideration. The State has responded to the position taken by Carter's counsel and has moved to affirm the Superior Court's judgment.

(4) This Court has reviewed the record carefully and has concluded that Carter's appeal is wholly without merit and devoid of any arguably appealable issue. We also are satisfied that Carter's counsel has made a conscientious effort to examine the record and the law and has properly determined that Carter could not raise a meritorious claim in this appeal.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the State's motion to affirm is GRANTED. The judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. The motion to withdraw is moot.


Summaries of

Carter v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Dec 8, 2005
888 A.2d 231 (Del. 2005)
Case details for

Carter v. State

Case Details

Full title:JEROME ANTHONY CARTER, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware

Date published: Dec 8, 2005

Citations

888 A.2d 231 (Del. 2005)