Case Title: Howard v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 153, 2012

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2013-07-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MARK B. HOWARD, 
 
 
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No. 153, 2012 
 
Defendant Below,  
 
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Appellant,  
 
 
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Court Below—Superior Court  
 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware in and 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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for New Castle County 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
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Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
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Cr. ID No. 0611014197 
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
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Submitted:  June 11, 2013 
Decided:  July 19, 2013 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 19th day of July 2013, the Court has considered the parties’ briefs 
and the record on appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of the appellant’s 
first motion for postconviction relief.  In view of this Court’s recent decision 
in Holmes v. State1 and the Superior Court’s adoption of a new rule 
regarding the appointment of counsel to defendants in first postconviction 
proceedings,2 we have determined that this matter should be remanded to the 
Superior Court for the appointment of counsel, amended briefing, and 
reconsideration of the appellant’s first motion for postconviction relief. 
                                          
 
1 Holmes v. State, 2013 WL 2297072 (Del. May 23, 2013). 
2 Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 61(e) (effective May 6, 2013). 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 
REMANDED to the Superior Court for further proceedings consistent with 
this Order.  Jurisdiction is not retained. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice