Supreme Court of Delaware
Teel v. State
September 5, 2023
Summary
The Court affirmed the denial of Teel's motions challenging his ten-year minimum mandatory sentence for possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and seeking postconviction relief. It held that his 2008 possession-with-intent-to-deliver conviction remained a violent felony when he committed the firearm offense in 2020, making the ten-year minimum mandatory sentence lawful. The Court also held that Teel failed to show a reasonable probability that he would have rejected the plea and proceeded to trial absent the alleged sentencing misunderstanding.