Supreme Court of Delaware, 2026

Smith v. State

Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware · Decided March 26, 2026
Smith v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE JULIUS SMITH, § § Defendant Below, § No. 290, 2025 Appellant, § § Court Below—Superior Court v. § of the State of Delaware § STATE OF DELAWARE, § Cr. ID No. 2105000991 (N) § Appellee. § Submitted: January 23, 2026 Decided: March 26, 2026 Before TRAYNOR, LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER After consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, we conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in the Superior Court’s order, dated June 2, 2025, denying the motion to correct an illegally imposed sentence. Absent plain error, which we do not find here, we decline to consider the arguments that the appellant raises for the first time on appeal.1

Del. Supr. Ct. R. 8.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Superior Court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Abigail M. LeGrow Justice

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