Williams v. State

Full title: JOHN D. WILLIAMS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Date published: Mar 30, 2021

No. 83, 2020 (Del. Mar. 30, 2021)

Opinion

No. 83, 2020

03-30-2021

JOHN D. WILLIAMS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Karen L. Valihura Justice

Court Below-Superior Court of the State of Delaware Cr. ID No. 1512015721A (N) 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 appellant's argument on appeal, postconviction counsel was not ineffective for failing to advance those arguments in the Superior Court.

1 State v. Williams, 2020 WL 467938 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 27, 2020).

2 Id., at *2-3.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Karen L . Valihura

Justice