Jackson v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the Superior Court’s denial of postconviction relief and upheld Jackson’s modified sentence of ten years, suspended after seven years, for possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. It held that separate punishment for that offense and second-degree reckless endangering did not violate double jeopardy, that Jackson’s concessions eliminated any jury-trial or judicial factfinding problem, and that the court could suspend the portion exceeding the five-year minimum mandatory. The Court found no reversible error in the sentence order but noted that the Superior Court may clarify that five years is minimum mandatory.