Fleetwood v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Fleetwood’s first motion for postconviction relief. It held that his prosecutorial-misconduct claim was barred because the issue had already been adjudicated, and that his ineffective-assistance claims failed because they were conclusory, contradicted by the record, and established neither deficient performance nor prejudice. The Court also upheld the denial of appointed postconviction counsel because Fleetwood had not stated a substantial ineffective-assistance claim.