Title: Rhoades v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
DAVID W. RHOADES, 
 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 71, 2005  
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for County 
§  Cr. ID. 0110007432 
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Submitted: April 8, 2005 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: May 5, 2005 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 5th day of May 2005, the Court has carefully considered the 
appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm and the record below.  
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 31, 2005.  The Superior Court did not err in concluding that David 
Rhoades’ second motion for postconviction relief was procedurally barred 
by Superior Court Criminal Rule 61(i)(2) and that Rhoades had failed to 
overcome this procedural hurdle.  
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Henry duPont Ridgely 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice