Supreme Court of Delaware, 2020

Craig v. State

Craig v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware · Decided July 29, 2020 · Vaughn, J.

Craig v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CHRISTOPHER CRAIG, § § No. 419, 2019 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 1206022379 (N) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: May 8, 2020 Decided: July 29, 2020 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and TRAYNOR, Justices.

ORDER After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record below, we conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Superior Court in its August 29, 2019 order denying the appellant’s first motion for postconviction relief filed under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61 (“Rule 61”).1 The motion was procedurally barred and did not satisfy the pleading requirements of Rule 61(i)(5).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ James T. Vaughn, Jr. Justice

State v. Craig, 2019 WL 4131121 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 29, 2019).

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