Thomas v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE JEFFREY W. THOMAS, § § Defendant Below, § No. 110, 2021 Appellant, § § Court Below—Superior Court v. § of the State of Delaware § STATE OF DELAWARE, § Cr. ID No. 1403008516 (K) § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: June 17, 2021 Decided: July 12, 2021 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Justices. ORDER After careful consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, we conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court’s order, dated March 26, 2021, denying the appellant’s third motion for postconviction relief as procedurally barred. The appellant has not pleaded any circumstances under Rule 61(d)(2)(i) or (d)(2)(ii) that overcome the procedural bars set forth in Rule 61,1 nor does he claim that the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction.2 1 DEL. SUPER. CT. CRIM. R. 61(i). 2 Id. R. 61(i)(5). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to affirm is GRANTED and the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice 2