Case Title: Benson v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 401, 2005

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2005-12-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MICHAEL A. BENSON, 
 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 401, 2005 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Kent County 
§  Cr. ID 9708021684 
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Submitted:  October 18, 2005 
 
 
 
 
Decided:  December 13, 2005 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and BERGER, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 13th day of December 2005, after careful consideration of Michael 
Benson’s 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 August 24, 2005.  The Superior Court did not err in 
concluding that Benson’s second motion for postconviction relief was procedurally 
barred and that Benson 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/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice