Supreme Court of Delaware

Smack v. State

October 11, 2017

Summary

The Court affirmed Smack’s convictions and aggregate fourteen-year sentence, holding that the Superior Court properly considered sentencing information meeting a minimal indicia of reliability standard. Due process did not require a preponderance-of-the-evidence finding that Smack was a drug kingpin or a full evidentiary hearing, because Smack had an opportunity to explain and rebut the State’s evidence. No separate opinions were issued.