Supreme Court of Delaware

McCove v. State

September 3, 2020

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of McCove's request to suspend or modify his sentence. It held that only the State may seek suspension under the substantial-assistance statute and that McCove's filing was properly treated as an untimely sentence-modification motion under Rule 35(b), for which he failed to establish extraordinary circumstances. The Court also concluded that the Superior Court adequately explained its decision and sufficiently considered McCove's allegations of professional misconduct.