Dawud v. State of Delaware

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Dawud's convictions and sentence after independently reviewing the record under the applicable withdrawal procedure. It held that Dawud's guilty plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, which waived most challenges to prior proceedings and the evidence. The court declined to consider ineffective-assistance claims on direct appeal, left the question of additional detention credit for the Superior Court to address in the first instance, and found no merit in the remaining claims.