Vickers v. State

SEITZ, Justice:

The appellant, Donta E. Vickers, filed this appeal from the Superior Court’s sentence, declaring Vickers a habitual offender under the Delaware Criminal Code. 1 Vickers argues that the Superior Court erred as a matter of law in sentencing him to life in prison as a habitual offender because the first of his three predicate felony convictions occurred when he was a juvenile. We find no merit in the appeal and therefore affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The victim of the crimes (the “robbery victim”) rented a room in a house on Kim-mey Street in Georgetown, Delaware. 2 Around…