Melendez v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Melendez’s motion to correct his sentence. It held that his failure to request an open-court resentencing required plain-error review, and the elimination of his first-degree-assault sentence did not jeopardize the fairness or integrity of the proceeding. The Court also rejected his double-jeopardy challenge to his convictions for assault in a detention facility and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.