Supreme Court of Delaware

Fountain v. State

August 19, 2014

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Fountain's motion to correct his sentence. It held that his mandatory minimum sentences did not depend on a jury finding that he was a non-addict, and that his prior conviction supporting the enhancement was not required to be submitted to a jury. The Court also rejected the argument that the prior-conviction enhancement effectively reclassified his offenses.