Case Title: Franklin v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 240, 2014

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOHN M. FRANKLIN, 
 
Defendant-Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff-Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 240, 2014 
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§  Court Below:  Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Sussex County 
§  Cr. ID 0304010407C 
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Submitted: June 26, 2014 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: July 22, 2014 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and RIDGELY, Justices 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 22nd day of July 2014, after careful consideration of appellant 
John Franklin’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 opinion dated April 30, 2014.  The Superior 
Court did not err in concluding that Franklin’s fourth motion for 
postconviction relief was procedurally barred and that he had failed to 
overcome the procedural hurdles.  We also find no abuse of the Superior 
Court’s discretion in denying Franklin’s request for the appointment of 
counsel. 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice