Henson v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JAMES H. HENSON, JR. §
§ No. 398, 2017
Defendant Below- §
Appellant, §
§
v. § Court Below—Superior Court
§ of the State of Delaware
STATE OF DELAWARE, §
§ Cr. ID 89004837DI (N)
Plaintiff Below- §
Appellee. §
Submitted: March 9, 2018
Decided: May 7, 2018
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and VAUGHN, Justices.
ORDER
The Court has considered carefully the parties’ briefs and the record on
appeal. We conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of
the Superior Court’s decision adopting the Commissioner’s well-reasoned report
dated August 7, 2017. The Superior Court did not err in concluding that Henson’s
motion for postconviction relief was untimely and otherwise procedurally barred
and that he had failed to overcome the procedural hurdles.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior
Court is AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Karen L. Valihura
Justice