Legal Opinion

State v. Brooks

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided June 21, 2022No. 2011001029Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE STATE OF DELAWARE, ) ) ) v. ) I.D. No. 2011001029 ) TYRONE BROOKS, ) ) Defendant. ) Submitted: May 23, 2022 Decided: June 21, 2022 ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF Defendant Tyrone Brooks pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (“PFBPP”). He now claims his lawyer (“Defense Counsel”) forced him to do so. The Court finds that Brooks’s guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered. Accordingly, his Rule 61 motion is denied. BACKGROUND A. The Arrest and Charges Wilmington police…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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