Title: Ward v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 457, 2011
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: October 11, 2011

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOHN A. WARD, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 457, 2011 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID 85006215DI 
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Submitted: September 7, 2011 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: October 11, 2011 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 11th day of October 2011, after careful consideration of the parties’ 
arguments on appeal, we find it manifest that the judgment below should be 
affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court’s July 26, 2011 order adopting the 
Commissioner’s report dated March 14, 2011. The Superior Court did not err in 
concluding that appellant’s motion for postconviction relief was procedurally 
barred and that appellant 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/ Randy J. Holland 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice