Title: Ducote v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
GLEN W. DUCOTE, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 354, 2014 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID No. 0305001806 
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  Submitted:  September 3, 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
  Decided:     September 30, 2014 
 
Before HOLLAND, RIDGELY, and VALIHURA, Justices.  
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 30th day of September 2014, after careful consideration of the 
appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the record below, 
we find it manifest that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the 
Superior Court’s order, dated June 6, 2014, adopting the well-reasoned report and 
recommendations of the Commissioner, dated April 3, 2014.  The Superior Court 
did not err in concluding that the appellant’s third motion for postconviction relief 
was procedurally barred and that the appellant had failed to overcome the 
procedural hurdles.  The Superior Court also did not err in holding that the 
appellant was not entitled to appointment of counsel on his third motion for 
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postconviction relief and that he had not established good cause for appointment of 
counsel.     
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that motion to affirm is GRANTED 
and the judgments of the Superior Court are AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Henry duPont Ridgely 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice