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

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