Legal Opinion
Albury v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 28, 1988PublishedCited by 330 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
On April 14, 1980, the defendant-appellant, James K. Albury (“Albury”), entered a guilty plea to murder in the first degree, 11 Del. C. § 636(a)(1). Albury was sentenced to life in prison without probation or parole. On December 14, 1984, Albury filed a motion for postconviction relief seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing by the trial court, the motion was denied. Al-bury now appeals the denial of that motion to this Court.
Albury has raised three issues in this appeal. He contends through his…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by330 opinions
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