Supreme Court of Delaware

Washington v. State

September 14, 2022

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Washington’s motion for correction of sentence because his sentences were not illegal. The Ned Carpenter Act did not apply retroactively to offenses committed before September 1, 2011, so it did not invalidate Washington’s sentences. The Court also affirmed on an alternative rationale even though the Superior Court appeared to analyze the motion under a different procedural rule.