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  • Harden v. State

    Publication Date: 2018-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher S. Koyste, Law Office of Christopher S. Koyste, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorney for appellant
    for defendant: Martin B. O'Connor, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.
    Case Number: D68046

    Sentencing counsel was ineffective in failing to consult with defendant and develop coherent strategy for asking trial court for sentence below recommended sentence of negotiated plea agreement, and in failing to prepare defendant to give an allocution demonstrating remorse.

  • White v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2017-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Strine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. Modica for appellant
    for defendant: Brian L. Arban for the state.
    Case Number: D67924

    Defense counsels failure to request a lesser included offense instruction was based on an incorrect assump-tion about the legal standards for the offenses, and counsels conduct fell below the objective standard of rea-sonableness, resulting in prejudice to defendant.