Shockley v. State

HORSEY, Justice:

This criminal case is before the Court a second time. In 1986, this Court affirmed the conviction of the defendant for the stabbing death of his wife. Shockley v. State, Del.Supr., 515 A.2d 398 (1986) (Order). The present appeal is from the Superior Court’s denial, after evidentiary hearing, of postconviction relief based on the defendant’s claim that his constitutional right to counsel was violated. Defendant, Gary Lee Shockley, relies upon a number of irregularities in counsel’s representation in support of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Shockley asserts…