Staats v. State
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
DARREN STAATS, § § No. 224, 2025 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 2308015660 (N) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. §
Submitted: November 24, 2025 Decided: January 30, 2026
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices.
ORDER
After consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to
affirm, and the Superior Court record, we find it evident that the judgment below
should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons cited in the Commissioner’s
April 8, 2025 report recommending that the appellant’s motion for postconviction
relief be summarily dismissed—a report and recommendation that the Superior
Court adopted in its entirety on April 29, 2025.1
1 State v. Staats, 2025 WL 1042141 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 8, 2025) (Commissioner’s report and recommendation). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the appellee’s motion to affirm
be GRANTED and judgment of the Superior Court be AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice
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