Sammons v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Thomas W. Sammons, Jr. (“Sammons”), appeals from the final judgments of the Superior Court after a jury convicted him of Burglary in the Second Degree, Robbery in the Second Degree, and Criminal Mischief. Sammons raises two claims on appeal: first, that the *194trial judge erred in declaring Sammons an habitual offender pursuant to title 11, section 4214(b) of the Delaware Code (“section 4214”), based on a prior conviction in the State of Florida for burglary; and second, that the trial judge erred in declaring Sammons an habitual offender, where the…