Supreme Court of Delaware
Desmond v. State
August 1, 2014
Summary
The Court affirmed the denial of Desmond's motions challenging his sentence, seeking dismissal of robbery charges, and requesting appointed counsel. It held that the motion to amend was properly treated as a successive postconviction petition raising previously adjudicated claims, and that his aggregate sentences were not an illegal life sentence merely because they would keep him imprisoned for life. The Court also rejected his proportionality argument based on legislation concerning juvenile murder offenders.