Supreme Court of Delaware

Trotter v. State

November 21, 2018

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Trotter's motion to withdraw his guilty plea and held that the appeal presented no arguably appealable issue. The court concluded that Trotter knowingly and voluntarily pleaded guilty, was not entitled to substitute counsel, was not coerced by the Superior Court's involvement in discussing the plea, and waived his pre-plea speedy-trial claim. The motion to withdraw was moot because Trotter was represented by counsel on appeal.