Phillips v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Jeffrey Phillips’s motion for postconviction relief. The court held that challenges to the protective order were procedurally barred, while the related ineffective-assistance claims failed because Phillips did not establish deficient performance or prejudice. The court also held that his claim concerning later misconduct by the State’s ballistics expert was procedurally barred and that the Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in denying an evidentiary hearing.