Case Title: Smith v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 344, 2012

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2012-09-06T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
WALTER L. SMITH, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 344, 2012 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Sussex County 
§  Cr. ID 0105019765 
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Submitted: August 27, 2012 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: September 6, 2012 
 
Before HOLLAND, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 6th day of  September 2012, after careful consideration of the opening 
brief and the State’s motion to affirm, we find it manifest that the judgment below 
should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court=s well-reasoned decision dated 
June 14, 2012. The Superior Court did not err in concluding that appellant’s fourth 
motion for postconviction relief was procedurally barred and that appellant had failed 
to overcome the procedural hurdles. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Carolyn Berger 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice