Supreme Court of Delaware

Coleman v. State

June 17, 2026

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Coleman’s motion for postconviction relief, holding that counsel was not ineffective in handling the accomplice-liability instruction or in failing to object to the sentencing court’s consideration of alleged impermissible factors. The Court concluded that counsel’s performance regarding the instruction was objectively reasonable and that, even assuming a potential sentencing objection, Coleman could not show a reasonable probability of a different sentence.