Supreme Court of Delaware, 2023

Carter v. State

Carter v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware · Decided January 12, 2023 · Traynor J.

Carter v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE JERMAINE L. CARTER, § § No. 388, 2022 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § § Court Below–Superior Court v. § of the State of Delaware § STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Cr. ID No. 1605016488 (N) Appellee. § Submitted: November 10, 2022 Decided: January 12, 2023 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VAUGHN and TRAYNOR, Justices.

ORDER After consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, we affirm the Superior Court’s summary dismissal of the appellant’s third, untimely motion for postconviction relief. The appellant has not pleaded with particularity new evidence of actual innocence 1 or that a new, retroactively applicable rule of constitutional law renders his conviction invalid.2 Nor has the appellant claimed that the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction to enter a judgment of conviction and sentence him.3

Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 61(d)(2)(i).

Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 61(d)(2)(ii).

Del. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 61(i)(5).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the State’s motion to affirm be GRANTED and the judgment of the Superior Court be AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Gary F. Traynor Justice

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