Legal Opinion

Purnell v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 21, 2014No. 339, 2013PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VALIHURA, Justice:

Defendant-Below, Appellant Mark Pur-nell (“Purnell”) appeals from a Superior Court Order denying his Rule 61 motion for postconviction relief following his conviction of the following offenses: murder second degree; attempted robbery first degree; possession of a firearm during commission of a felony; possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; possession of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited; and conspiracy second degree.

On October 17, 2008, Purnell was sentenced to an aggregate of 77 years at L-5, 21 years of which were mandatory, suspended after…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Satterwhite v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by27 opinions

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