Luis G. Cabrera, Jr., Below v. State of Delaware, Below

Summary

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Luis Cabrera's remaining postconviction claims while leaving intact the Superior Court's vacatur of his death sentence. The court held that Cabrera's claims were procedurally barred or lacked merit, including claims concerning defense peremptory strikes, suppression of a gun, late-disclosed evidence, witness recantation, jury selection, jury instructions, Brady material, juror competence, juror contact, and postconviction discovery. The court concluded that Cabrera received a fair trial and that his counsel was not constitutionally ineffective.