Case Title: Williams v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 29, 2018

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2018-05-07T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOSEPH D. WILLIAMS, 
 
 
 
 
 
Defendant Below,  
 
Appellant,  
 
 
  
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
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§  No. 29, 2018 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware  
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§  Cr. ID No. 9809018249 (N) 
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Submitted: March 6, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: May 7, 2018 
 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and VAUGHN, Justices. 
       
O R D E R 
 
 
The Court has considered carefully the opening brief, the motion to affirm, and 
the record on appeal.  We conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the 
basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Superior Court in its well-reasoned decision 
dated December 21, 2017.  The Superior Court did not err in concluding that Williams’ 
second motion for postconviction relief was procedurally barred and did not satisfy the 
pleading requirements of Superior Court Criminal Rule 61(i)(5) and (d)(2).   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court 
is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice