Opinion
No. 647, 2002.
Submitted: April 4, 2003.
Decided: May 27, 2003.
Court Below-Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County Cr.A. Nos. IN99-06-1635 and -1636
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, BERGER, and STEELE, Justices.
Appeal dismissed.
Unpublished opinion is below.
CLARENCE WORD, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below-Appellee. No. 647, 2002. Supreme Court of Delaware. Submitted: April 4, 2003. Decided: May 27, 2003.
ORDER
This 27th day of May 2003, upon consideration of parties' briefs and the record below, it appears to the Court that this appeal should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior Court's well-reasoned decision dated November 7, 2002. The Superior Court did not err in denying Word's postconviction claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Furthermore, the Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the State to file its response to Word's lengthy petition and amendment to the petition out of time.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.