Whether the Delaware Supreme Court improperly denied the petitioner's second motion for postconviction relief without a substantive review of the underlying claims

No question identified. : SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) William Hudson, Petitioner, V. State of Delaware, Respondent. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI Pursuant to Rule 13.5 of the Rules of this Court, Petitioner, William Hudson, hereby requests a 60-day extension of time to file a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari extending from February 23, 2026 up.to and including April 23, 2026. JUDGMENT FOR WHICH REVIEW IS SOUGHT The judgment for which review is sought is Hudson v. State, 2025 Del. LEXIS 438 (Del. Supr. Ct. Nov. 24, 2025) (attached as Exhibit A). The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware denied Petitioner’s motion on Nov. 24, 2025. JURISDICTION This Court will have jurisdiction in this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1257(a) and good cause is shown pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2101(c). Under Rules 13.1, 13.1, and 30.1 of the Rules of this Court, a timely filed petition for writ of certiorari was due to be filed on or before February 23, 2026. In accordance with Rule 13.5, this application is being filed more than 10 days in advance of the filing date for the petition for writ of certiorari. REASON S JUSTIFYING AN EXTENSION OF TIME Petitioner respectfully requests a 60-day extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the decision of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware extending from February 23, 2026 up to and including April 23, 2026. The reasons constituting good cause are as follows: 1. The respondent will not be prejudiced if an extension of time is granted. <2. The'length of delay will not have ani impact on the course'of judicial proceedings. 3. Petitioner is an inmate at James T. Vaughn and is limited ‘in time and access to the Law Library and needs additional time to be able to adequately conduct research. CONCLUSION For all the reasons stated above, the petitioner respectfully requests a 60-day extension of time to file a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari extending from February 23, 2026 up to and including April 23, 2026: | Dated: | | $7 LG Mil p./ Jha William Hudson #688958 James T. Vaughn Corr: Ctr. 1181 Paddock Rd. Smyrna, DE 19977 EXHIBIT A Filing ID 77848501 Case Number 262,2025 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILLIAM HUDSON, § § No. 262, 2025 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 1104009274 (N) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee, § Submitted: September 22, 2025 Decided: November 24, 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 stated in the commissioner’s April 30, 2025 report recommending that the: Superior Court summarily dismiss the appellant’s second motion for postconviction relief, which the Superior Court adopted in its entirety on June 6, 2025.! ! State v. Hudson, 2025 WL 1251317 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 30, 2025) (commissioner’s report and recommendation). a ee 4 Now, THEREFORE, 1 IS ORE that the State 8 motion to ‘affirm i is GRANTED and the fardgniest of the Superior Conte is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ N. Christopher Griffiths Justice Certificate of Service —enicate of Service I, William Hudson, hereby certify that I have served a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached Motion for Extension of Time upon the following parties/persons: To: Office of the Attorney General To: 820 N, French St. i Wilmington, DE 1930] in the United States Mail at the James T, Vaughn Correctional Center, Smyrna, DE 19977, On this Uh day of January, 2026 Wil SP habe William Hudson ue cer oh’ = rae ns! =