Moody v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Robert Moody’s motion for postconviction relief. It held that counsel was not ineffective for failing to seek severance of the person-prohibited charge or suppression of the firearm evidence because counsel’s decisions were objectively reasonable and Moody failed to show a reasonable probability of a different result. The court also held that the Superior Court did not abuse its discretion by declining to expand the postconviction record or conduct an additional evidentiary hearing.