Case Title: Ortiz v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 65, 2015

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
ISAIAS R. ORTIZ, 
 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 65, 2015 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID 0210012072 
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Submitted: May 15, 2015 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: June 30, 2015 
 
Before HOLLAND, VALIHURA, and VAUGHN, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 30th day of June 2015, after careful consideration of the opening 
brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, we find it 
manifest that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the 
Superior Court=s well-reasoned decision dated January 16, 2015. The 
Superior Court did not err in concluding that appellant’s third motion for 
postconviction relief was procedurally barred and that appellant had failed to 
overcome the procedural hurdles.  Moreover, contrary to appellant’s 
suggestion, he had no right to counsel to represent him in pursuing his third 
 
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postconviction motion.1  In light of the applicable procedural bars, we find 
no abuse of the Superior Court’s discretion in denying appellant’s motion for 
the appointment of counsel. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
                                                 
1 Bunting v. State, 2015 WL 2147188 (Del. May 5, 2015).