Hickman v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LESTER HICKMAN, JR., Defendant BelowAppellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff BelowAppellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 652, 2007 Court Below Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for Sussex County Cr. ID 0104000979 Submitted: February 4, 2008 Decided: April 23, 2008 Before BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices. ORDER This 23rd day of April 2008, after careful consideration of appellant s opening brief and the State s motion to affirm, we find it manifest that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court=s wellreasoned decision dated December 12, 2007. The Superior Court did not err in concluding that appellant s third motion for postconviction relief was time-barred and that appellant had failed to overcome this procedural hurdle. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Jack B. Jacobs Justice

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