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Jones v. State

Citations

  • 672 A.2d 554
  • 1996 Del. LEXIS 88
  • 1996 WL 132124

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  • holding that a defendant has a right to be present when the court imposes an amended sentence that constitutes a substantive legal change in the sentence
  • providing that an amendment was necessary to correct an error of law when sentence was pronounced
  • explaining that right to be present at imposition of sentence does not apply when a sentence is corrected to fix a clerical error, referring to state rule with optional notice provision

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Judges: Walsh, Holland, Hartnett

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