Butler v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

CARL D. BUTLER, §
§ No. 149, 2025
Defendant Below, §
Appellant, § Court Below–Superior Court
§ of the State of Delaware
v. §
§ Cr. ID No. 2304003054 (N)
STATE OF DELAWARE, §
§
Appellee. §

Submitted: September 9, 2025
Decided: November 7, 2025

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; LEGROW and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER

After consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to

affirm, and the record on appeal, we find it evident that the judgment below should

be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons cited by the Superior Court in its

March 24, 2025 order denying the appellant’s first, untimely motion for

postconviction relief.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to affirm is

GRANTED and the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ N. Christopher Griffiths
Justice