Supreme Court of Delaware, 2025

Fatir v. State

Fatir v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware · Decided July 28, 2025 · Valihura J.

Fatir v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AMIR FATIR f/k/a STERLING § HOBBS, § § No. 202, 2025 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 75060892DI (N) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. § Submitted: June 6, 2025 Decided: July 28, 2025 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices.

ORDER After consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, we find it evident that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Superior Court in its order, dated April 25, 2025, denying the appellant’s motion for correction of illegal sentence. The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Erlinger v. United States1 has no bearing on the appellant’s life sentence for first-degree murder.

602 U.S. 821, 835 (2024) (holding that a unanimous jury must determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether a defendant's prior offenses were committed on separate occasions for purposes of enhanced sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to affirm is GRANTED, and the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice

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