Grayson v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILLIS L. GRAYSON, JR., Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 57, 2011 Court Below Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County Cr. ID No. 30500267DI Submitted: June 1, 2011 Decided: August 18, 2011 Before BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices. ORDER This 18th day of August 2011, upon consideration of the appellant s opening brief and the appellee s motion to affirm, it appears to the Court that:1 (1) The appellant filed this appeal from the Superior Court s January 18, 2011 denial of his fourth motion for postconviction relief. It is manifest on the face of the appellant s opening brief that the Superior Court s judgment should be affirmed on the basis of the court s well- 1 See Del. Supr. Ct. R. 25(a) (governing motion to affirm). reasoned decision dated January 18, 2011.2 The Superior Court did not err when determining that the appellant s fourth motion for postconviction relief was procedurally barred, and that the appellant offered no reason to excuse the procedural defaults. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the appellee s motion to affirm is GRANTED. The judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Jack B. Jacobs Justice 2 See State v. Grayson, 2011 WL 285599 (Del. Super.) (denying fourth motion for postconviction relief). 2

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