Supreme Court of Delaware

Loper v. State

May 31, 2023

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Loper's postconviction-relief motion. It held that trial counsel was not objectively unreasonable for declining to challenge the search warrant because the controlled purchase, corroborating informant information, and other circumstances supported probable cause to search Loper's apartment. The Court also rejected Loper's argument that the controlled purchase failed to connect the transaction to his specific apartment.