PLOOF v. STATE

No. 108, 2012.

75 A.3d 811 (2013)

Gary PLOOF, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 4, 2013.

Corrected: August 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Collins (argued), Collins & Roop, Wilmington, Delaware; Kathryn J. Garrison , Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, Delaware, for appellant.

John Williams , Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware, for appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, Justices and STRINE, Chancellor constituting the Court en Banc.


STEELE, Chief Justice for the Majority:

In this appeal of a denial of a postconviction relief motion, we examine whether defense counsel were ineffective during a defendant's first-degree murder trial. We hold that the attorneys' alleged failure to consult with a forensic pathologist or toxicologist, to present more evidence regarding the victim's dominant hand, to investigate ballistics issues, appeal certain issues, and to object to the dismissal of jurors who indicated...

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