Flores v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Flores’s first postconviction-relief motion. It held that his prosecutorial-misconduct and excessive-sentence claims were procedurally barred because he did not raise them on direct appeal, and that his ineffective-assistance claims failed for lack of prejudice under the governing standard. The court also concluded that the erroneous maximum sentence listed on the plea form did not affect his substantial rights because the plea colloquy accurately explained the applicable sentencing range.