Supreme Court of Delaware

Smith v. State

October 23, 2014

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Superior Court's sentence for Smith's second violation of probation. It held that Smith waived her witness-related claim, that her admission to cocaine use supplied competent evidence supporting revocation, and that her ineffective-assistance claim could not be considered for the first time on direct appeal. The court also concluded that the sentence was within statutory limits and that Smith's remaining claims were unsupported.