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· 12/6/1944

In re Petition for the Adoption of Levin

Citations

  • 28 Del. Ch. 588
  • 40 A.2d 446
  • 1944 Del. Ch. LEXIS 24

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding whether a sentence is illegal is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review
  • motion to correct illegal sentence was not appropriate way to assert claim that sentence was unconstitutional
  • motion to correct illegal sentence was not appropriate way to assert claim that sentence was unconstitutional
  • motion to correct illegal sentence wasn’t appropriate way to assert claim that sentence was unconstitutional
  • \[A] motion to correct an illegal sentence cannot be used to attack the constitutionality of a sentencing statute.\
  • whether sentence is illegal is question of law subject to unlimited review

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Judges: Speakman

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