Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 6, 2010No. 342, 2009PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
Jeffrey D. Scott (“Scott”), the defendant below, appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion for post-conviction relief. Scott was convicted of second-degree (felony) murder as a lesser-included offense of first-degree murder, one count of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony (“PDWDCF”), and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. Scott claims that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective. We disagree and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 6, 2006, Scott and his girlfriend, Edna Crown, 1 had an argument in…
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