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Priest v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Nov 20, 2015
128 A.3d 993 (Del. 2015)

Summary

holding that Johnson does not support the claim that Delaware's habitual offender statute is unconstitutional

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Opinion

No. 475,2015

11-20-2015

Kevin L. Priest, Defendant Below–Appellant, v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below–Appellee.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Priest v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Nov 20, 2015
128 A.3d 993 (Del. 2015)

holding that Johnson does not support the claim that Delaware's habitual offender statute is unconstitutional

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rejecting defendant's reliance on Johnson to argue that his sentence was illegal because he was sentenced under 11 Del. C. § 4214, not the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act

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rejecting defendant's reliance on federal court decision to argue that his sentence was illegal because he was sentenced under Delaware state statute, not the invalidated clause of the federal Armed Career Criminal Act

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Case details for

Priest v. State

Case Details

Full title:Kevin L. Priest, Defendant Below–Appellant, v. State of Delaware…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware.

Date published: Nov 20, 2015

Citations

128 A.3d 993 (Del. 2015)

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