IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CARL D. BUTLER, § § No. 149, 2025 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 2304003054 (N) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. § Submitted: September 9, 2025 Decided: November 7, 2025 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; LEGROW and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER After consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the record on appeal, we find it evident that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons cited by the Superior Court in its March 24, 2025 order denying the appellant’s first, untimely motion for postconviction relief.

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/ N. Christopher Griffiths Justice