Case Title: Thomas v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 279, 2016

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2016-11-07T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JESSIE THOMAS, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 279, 2016 
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§  Court Below:  Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  Cr. ID. No. 1304013732 
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Submitted:  September 15, 2016 
Decided:  November 7, 2016 
 
Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices. 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 7th day of November 2016, after careful consideration of the appellant’s 
opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, the Court 
concludes that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior 
Court’s well-reasoned order dated May 3, 2016.  The Superior Court did not err in 
summarily dismissing the appellant’s second motion for postconviction relief 
because the motion was procedurally barred and failed to satisfy the pleading 
requirements of Superior Court Criminal Rule 61(d)(2).  To the extent the 
appellant is trying to appeal the September 8, 2015 order of the Superior Court 
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denying his first motion for postconviction relief, this Court lacks jurisdiction to 
consider his untimely appeal.1 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to affirm is 
GRANTED and the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/   James T. Vaughn, Jr.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
 
 
                                                 
1 Supr. Ct. R. 6 (a)(iv) (providing appeal of postconviction order must be filed within thirty days 
of entry of order upon docket); Carr v. State, 554 A.2d 778, 779 (Del. 1989) (“Time is a 
jurisdictional requirement.”).