Thomas v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Thomas’s convictions and habitual-offender sentence after independently reviewing the record under the withdrawal procedure for appointed counsel. The Court rejected or declined to reach each of Thomas’s claims, finding that unpreserved issues did not constitute plain error, the challenged evidence and jury instructions were proper, and the habitual-offender proceedings were valid. The Court concluded that the appeal was wholly without merit and that counsel had conscientiously examined the record.