Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided August 14, 2025No. 179, 2024Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ROBERT L. SMITH, § § No. 179, 2024 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below: Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 1602012206 STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. § Submitted: July 9, 2025 Decided: August 14, 2025 Before VALIHURA, TRAYNOR, and LEGROW, Justices. ORDER Upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, it appears to the Court that: (1) On August 30, 2017, Robert Smith pleaded Guilty But Mentally Ill (“GBMI”) to Murder First Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Somerville v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997
  5. Ploof v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013

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