Fletcher v. State

McNEILLY, Justice:

On March 1,1977, the defendant, Jack W. Fletcher, pled guilty to Robbery First Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. The State introduced evidence that the defendant had two prior felony convictions in other jurisdictions and moved to have him sentenced as an habitual criminal under 11 Del.C. § 4214(b). 1

The defendant appeals his sentencing as an habitual criminal arguing, inter alia, that the State, to use a conviction from another jurisdiction for sentencing under § 4214(b), must prove that the offense would have been a felony under…