Saunders v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

LARRY SAUNDERS, §
§ No. 319, 2025
Defendant Below, §
Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court
§ of the State of Delaware
v. §
§ Crim. ID No. 2109011647 (N)
STATE OF DELAWARE, §
§
Appellee. §

Submitted: September 2, 2025
Decided: October 30, 2025

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; LEGROW and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER

After careful consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion

to affirm, and the record on appeal, we conclude that the judgment below should be

affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court’s memorandum opinion dated June 19,

2025. The Superior Court had personal and subject matter jurisdiction in this

criminal case, and the appellant’s argument that counsel’s failure to challenge the

court’s jurisdiction deprived him of effective assistance of counsel or rendered his

guilty plea involuntary is meritless.
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/ N. Christopher Griffiths
Justice

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