Title: John Doe No. 1, et al. v. Coupe

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE,

JOHN DOE NO. | and JOHN DOE
NO. 2, No. 458, 2016
Plaintiffs Below,
Appellants,

Court Below—Chancery Court of the
State of Delaware

C.A. No, 10983

v

ROBERT M. COUPE, solely in his
official capacity a Commissioner of
the Delaware Department of
Correction,

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Defendant Below, §
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Submitted: March 1, 2016
Decided: March 3, 2017

 

ORDER

Before STRINE, Chief Justice; HOLLAND, VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and
SEITZ, Justices (constituting the Court en banc).

This 3" day of March 2017, having considered this matter on the briefs filed
by the parties and after oral argument, the Court has concluded that the final
Judgment of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed for the reasons stated in its
August 12, 2016 opinion.'

Tin ruling on the Ex Post Facto argument, the Court of Chancery relied upon this Court's decision

in Hassetv. State, 12 A.34 1154, 2011 WL 446561 (Del, Feb. 8, 2011) (TABLE). Based upon
principles of stare decisis, we must adhere to our holding in assert.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the final judgment of the Court
of Chancery is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

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