Pryor v. State

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In this appeal, the defendant seeks reversal of his conviction for knowingly delivering marijuana. Alternatively, he asks that we set aside the mandatory three year sentence imposed on the offense under 16 Del.C. § 4763(a). 1

The most significant issue is whether, for the purposes of § 4763, the term “convic tion” means the establishment of guilt, independent of sentence.

I

On October 15,1980, the defendant, Hen-non Pryor, entered a plea of guilty in the Superior Court to the charge of knowingly delivering marijuana, a Schedule I non-narcotic controlled substance, as…