Hitchens v. State

52 Citing cases

  1. State v. Anderson

    Cr. ID. No. 1705015040 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 23, 2021)

    In doing so, Defendant must overcome a strong presumption that counsel's conduct was reasonably professional under the circumstances.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del. Super. 1994)

  2. State v. Anderson

    Cr. ID No. 1508015476 A & B (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 19, 2020)

    In doing so, Defendant must overcome a strong presumption that counsel's conduct was reasonably professional under the circumstances.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del. Super. 1994)

  3. State v. Coleman

    Cr. ID. No. 1511006774A/B (Del. Super. Ct. Sep. 14, 2020)

    466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984). Id; Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del. Super. 1994)

  4. State v. Jackson

    Cr. ID No. 1602015453A&B (Del. Super. Ct. Jun. 22, 2020)   Cited 2 times

    "Rule 61 is intended to correct errors in the trial process, not to allow defendants unlimited opportunities to relitigate their convictions."Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del. Super. 1994)

  5. State v. Yarborough

    Cr. ID. No. 1202006406 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 2, 2019)   Cited 5 times

    Whittle v. State, 2016 WL 2585904, at *3 (Del. Apr. 28, 2016); State v. Evan-Mayes, 2016 WL 4502303, at *2 (Del. Super. Aug. 25, 2016). Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). Albury v. State, 551 A.2d 53, 59 (Del. 1988) (quoting Strickland, 466 U.S. at 694)

  6. State v. Lloyd

    I.D. No. 1410016737 (Del. Super. Ct. May. 20, 2019)   Cited 1 times

    Mere allegations of ineffectiveness or conclusory statements will not suffice; instead, a defendant must make and substantiate concrete allegations of actual prejudice.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Finn, 2012 WL 1980566, at *4 (Del.

  7. State v. Gonzalez

    ID No. 1604016007 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 18, 2019)

    Mere allegations of ineffectiveness or conclusory statements will not suffice; instead, a defendant must make and substantiate concrete allegations of actual prejudice.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Finn, 2012 WL 1980566, at *4 (Del. Super., May 23, 2012).

  8. State v. Phillips

    Cr. ID. No. 1210013272 (Del. Super. Ct. Mar. 11, 2019)   Cited 3 times
    Holding that evidence of Rone's credibility issues did not demonstrate an important change in the factual circumstances sufficient to warrant relitigation under Rule 61

    Defendant must overcome a strong presumption that counsel's conduct was reasonably professional under the circumstances.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Finn, 2012 WL 1980566, at *4 (Del. Super., May 23, 2012).

  9. State v. Ducette

    ID No. 1608018017 (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 11, 2019)   Cited 1 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Recounting the facts of the Mr. Ducette's crimes

    Mere allegations of ineffectiveness or conclusory statements will not suffice; instead, a defendant must make and substantiate concrete allegations of actual prejudice.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del.

  10. State v. Carroll

    Cr. ID. No. 1502008739 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 15, 2019)

    Defendant must overcome a strong presumption that counsel's conduct was reasonably professional under the circumstances.Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Hitchens v. State, 757 A.2d 1278 (Del. 2000). State v. Wright, 653 A.2d 288, 295 (Del. Super., 1994).