Opinion
No. 387, 2002.
Submitted: February 25, 2003.
Decided: May 16, 2003.
Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County Cr. ID. No. 9809019760
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.
Appeal dismissed.
Unpublished opinion is below.
WILLIAM HAMMONS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. No. 387, 2002. Supreme Court of Delaware. Submitted: February 25, 2003. Decided: May 16, 2003.
ORDER
This 16th day of May, 2003, on consideration of the briefs of the parties, it appears to the Court that:
1) William J. Hammons pled guilty to second degree rape, first degree unlawful imprisonment, and third degree assault. For the rape conviction, the trial court sentenced him to 20 years at Level V, and ordered that "[t]he first 10 years of this sentence is a mandatory term of incarceration pursuant to [ 11 Del. C. § 772]."
2) Hammons argues on appeal that the trial court erred in sentencing him to a mandatory 10 year term, because he should be eligible to earn and receive good time credit. Neither the trial court nor the State disagrees with Hammons' contention that he is eligible for good time credit, and this Court, also, has upheld the interpretation urged by Hammons.
Schmitz v. State, Del. Supr., No. 226, 2002, Holland, J. (August 27, 2002).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED.