Rivera v. State

Summary

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Rivera’s motion to correct his sentence. It held that his twenty-year habitual-offender sentence for strangulation was authorized by the habitual-offender statute, was not invalid merely because it exceeded the sentencing guidelines or the ordinary statutory maximum, and was not shown to be grossly disproportionate. The Court also concluded that Rivera did not dispute the qualifying convictions supporting habitual-offender status and identified no basis for relief under the Eighth Amendment.