State v. Grinnell-Cropper

• Court: Superior Court of Delaware
• Decided: February 14, 2017
• Docket: 1312000103
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

STATE OF DELAWARE ) ) v. ) I.D. No. 1312000103 ) A’KEEM GRINNELL-CROPPER, ) ) Defendant. )

Submitted: January 25, 2017 Decided: February 14, 2017

ORDER ADOPTING COMMISSIONER’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION THAT DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF SHOULD BE DENIED AND COUNSEL’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW SHOULD BE GRANTED

This 14th day of February, 2017, upon consideration of Defendant’s Motion for

Postconviction Relief (the “Rule 61 Motion”) filed by A’Keem Grinnell-Cropper, SBI#

00467015; the Commissioner’s Report and Recommendation That Defendant’s Motion

for Postconviction Relief Should Be Denied and Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw Should

be Granted (the “Report”) issued by Superior Court Commissioner Lynne M. Parker on

January 25, 2017; and the record in this case:

1. The Court referred the Motion to a Commissioner pursuant to 10 Del. C.

§512(b) and Superior Court Criminal Rule 621 for proposed findings of facts and

conclusions of law.

2. On January 25, 2017, Commissioner Parker filed the Report. In the

Report, Commissioner Parker reports and recommends that the Rule 61 Motion be

denied. The Prothonotary docketed the Report on January 25, 2017.

1 Hereafter, any Superior Court Criminal Rule referenced in this Order will be cited as “Rule __.” 3. The Report was served on Mr. Grinnell-Cropper. Under Rule 62(4)(ii),

any objections to the Report needed to be filed within ten (10) days after the filing of the

Report. Mr. Grinnell-Cropper did not file any objections to the Report.

NOW THEREFORE, after careful and de novo review of the record in this

action, and for reasons stated in the Report,

IT IS FOUND AND DETERMINED that the Report is not clearly erroneous, is

not contrary to law, or an abuse of discretion, and

IT IS ORDERED that the Report, including its recommendation, is ADOPTED

by the Court, and

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant’s Motion for Postconviction

Relief is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw filed by Mr.

Grinnell-Cropper’s post-conviction relief counsel is GRANTED.

/s/Eric M. Davis Eric M. Davis, Judge

Original to Prothonotary: cc: Commissioner Lynne M. Parker A’Keem Grinnell-Cropper, SBI# 00467015 Patrick J. Collins, Esquire Matthew C. Buckworth, Esquire