Legal Opinion

Faircloth v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 24, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice:

Woody S. Faircloth, the defendant, acting pro se, filed a motion for post-conviction relief under Superior Court Rule 35(a). Faircloth alleged that the Superior Court had erred in sentencing him following a conviction for escape. This is an appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of that Rule 35 motion.

The Facts

On January 28, 1983, the Superior Court originally sentenced Woody Faircloth as follows:

Crime Sentence

a) Reckless Endangering (0036) (XI Del. C. § 604) Two years imprisonment beginning July 6, 1982

b) Reckless Endangering (0037) (11 Del. C. § 604) Two years imprisonment…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ong v. Hunter, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  2. Charles Oliver Williamson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Leaman Russell Smith v. F. T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. State v. HeslipNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
  5. James v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  2. Nave v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2002

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