Briscoe v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Clarence Briscoe (“Briscoe”), was convicted, following a jury trial in the Superior Court, of one count of Delivery of Cocaine. 16 Del.C. § 4751. On March 8, 1991, the Superior Court sentenced Briscoe to a period of incarceration for thirty years, to be suspended for probation after Briscoe has served a mandatory minimum term of incarceration for fifteen years. See 16 Del.C. § 4763. This is Briscoe’s direct appeal.

In this appeal, Briscoe contends that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Specifically,…