Supreme Court of Delaware

St.Louis v. State

November 24, 2014

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the summary dismissal of James St. Louis’s sixth postconviction motion. It held that he failed to plead with particularity either new evidence establishing a strong inference of actual innocence or a retroactive constitutional rule rendering his conviction invalid, and therefore was not entitled to appointment of counsel. The Court also cautioned that repetitive future motions may not receive further judicial attention.