Supreme Court of Delaware, 2017

Cobb v. State

Cobb v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware · Decided January 4, 2017 · Vaughn, J.

Cobb v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ROGER N. COBB, § § No. 417, 2016 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court of the § State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 89K02081DI STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: September 29, 2016 Decided: January 4, 2017 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices.

ORDER This 4th day of January 2017, after consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, the Court concludes that the judgment below should be affirmed. The Superior Court did not err in summarily dismissing the appellant’s fourth motion for postconviction relief. As the Superior Court concluded, the motion was procedurally barred and failed to 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

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