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PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 436, 1995.

684 A.2d 1234 (1996)

Willard J. PATTERSON, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Schnee (argued), Gary F. Traynor and Patricia A. Pyles, Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, for Appellant.

Sam Glasscock, III (argued), and John Williams, Deputy Attorneys General, Dover, for Appellee.

Before VEASEY, C.J., WALSH, HOLLAND, BERGER, JJ., and BALICK, Vice Chancellor, constituting the Court en Banc.

WALSH, Justice:

The appellant, Willard J. Patterson ("Patterson") appeals from a decision of the Superior Court which denied his motion to withdraw a guilty plea prior to sentencing. The Superior Court ruled that the guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered with the effective assistance of counsel. Our review of the record requires us to conclude that Patterson's plea was based on erroneous advice by his lawyer...

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