Case Title: McCane v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 71, 2003

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
RICHARD D. MCCANE, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 71, 2003 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Sussex County 
§  Cr. ID 9711007448  
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Submitted:  April 25, 2003 
Decided:  May 30, 2003 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, BERGER, and STEELE, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 30th day of May 2003, the Court has considered the appellant’s opening 
brief and the State’s motion to affirm, and we find it manifest that the judgment of 
the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court’s well-
reasoned decision dated January 13, 2003.  The Superior Court did not err when it 
concluded that McCane’s second petition for postconviction relief was 
procedurally barred by Superior Court Criminal Rule 61(i)(1) and Rule 61(i)(4). 
McCane’s petition was both time-barred and the claims were previously 
adjudicated.  McCane failed to overcome these procedural hurdles. 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice