Supreme Court of Delaware
Morris v. State of Delaware
December 28, 2016
Summary
The Court affirmed the denial of Morris's postconviction motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. It held that counsel's disclosure of Morris's settlement position did not violate attorney-client privilege and caused no prejudice because it helped secure a substantially more favorable plea agreement. It also held that counsel was not ineffective for failing to investigate the malfunctioning recording because the State had not lost or destroyed evidence and the available summary indicated the missing audio would have been incriminating.