Cruz-Webster v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Cruz-Webster’s motion to correct an illegal sentence. It held that he was convicted of first-degree murder, a crime within the Superior Court’s jurisdiction, and that the life-without-parole sentence authorized by the applicable sentencing statute remained valid even though no jury found an aggravating circumstance supporting death. The Court concluded that the jury’s finding of first-degree murder required the life sentence imposed.