Basher v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed Basher’s convictions and sentence after independently reviewing the record under Rule 26(c). It held that his ineffective-assistance claims could not be considered on direct appeal because the Superior Court had not decided them on the merits, and it rejected his statutory-enhancement, plea-coercion, and sentencing claims. The Court concluded that Basher’s firearm conviction properly triggered enhanced and habitual-offender sentencing, that his plea was knowing and voluntary, and that his sentence was within statutory limits.