Rippel v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Superior Court’s violation-of-probation sentence and granted the State’s motion to affirm. It held that the sentence was within the court’s statutory authority and that the reduction in Level V incarceration more than accounted for the 31 days Rippel claimed as credit. The Court declined to consider Rippel’s ineffective-assistance claims because they were raised for the first time on direct appeal.