Williams v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CHARLESTON WILLIAMS, § § No. 474, 2018 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below: Superior Court of the § State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 0910002934 (K) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: September 26, 2018 Decided: December 10, 2018 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices. ORDER After careful consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the record below, we conclude that the Superior Court’s August 22, 2018 order summarily dismissing the appellant’s second motion for postconviction relief should be affirmed. The Superior Court did not err in concluding that the motion was procedurally barred and did not satisfy the pleading requirements of Superior Court Criminal Rule 61(d)(2). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to affirm is GRANTED. The judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ James T. Vaughn, Jr. Justice