Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Delaware Correctional Center
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 23, 2001No. CIV.A. 97-130-GMSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SLEET, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On February 15, 1991, following a jury trial in the Delaware Superior Court, the petitioner, Darrell W. Stevens, was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse in the first degree. See 11 Del. C. § 775 (1990). 1 He was sentenced to life in prison without benefit of parole for the first twenty years. On June 17, 1992, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence. See Stevens v. State, 610 A.2d 727 (Table), 1992 WL 151317 (Del. June 17, 1992) (“Stevens I ”). His pro se motion for post conviction relief was denied by the Superior Court…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Darrell W. Stevens v. Delaware Correctional Center Attorney General of the State of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Hampton v. LeibachDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
- Stevens v. DE Corr CtrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002