Williams v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JOHN D. WILLIAMS, §
§
Defendant Below, § No. 83, 2020
Appellant, §
§
v. § Court Below–Superior Court
§ of the State of Delaware
STATE OF DELAWARE, §
§ Cr. ID No. 1512015721A (N)
Plaintiff Below, §
Appellee. §
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Submitted: February 5, 2021
Decided: March 30, 2021
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and VAUGHN, Justices.
ORDER
After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the Superior Court record,
we find it evident that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and
for the reasons assigned in the Superior Court’s January 27, 2020 order denying the
appellant’s motion for postconviction relief.1 The Superior Court correctly held that
the appellant’s arguments concerning the constitutionality of the traffic stop that led
to his arrest were procedurally barred.2 Consequently, and contrary to the
1
State v. Williams, 2020 WL 467938 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 27, 2020).
2
Id., at *2-3.
appellant’s argument on appeal, postconviction counsel was not ineffective for
failing to advance those arguments in the Superior Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior
Court is AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Karen L. Valihura
Justice
2