Title: Henson v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JAMES H. HENSON, JR. 
 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 398, 2017 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  Cr. ID 89004837DI (N) 
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Submitted: March 9, 2018 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: May 7, 2018 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and VAUGHN, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
The Court has considered carefully the parties’ briefs and the record on 
appeal.  We conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of 
the Superior Court’s decision adopting the Commissioner’s well-reasoned report 
dated August 7, 2017.  The Superior Court did not err in concluding that Henson’s 
motion for postconviction relief was untimely and otherwise procedurally barred 
and that he had failed to overcome the procedural hurdles.   
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice