Alonzo Cannon, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the summary denial of Cannon's second postconviction motion challenging alleged misconduct at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The court held that Cannon failed to preserve his tailored argument on appeal and that his motion did not satisfy the requirements for a successive postconviction motion because he did not plead actual innocence or a qualifying retroactive constitutional rule. The court further concluded that the claim would fail on the merits because Cannon did not connect the alleged misconduct to his 2001 conviction and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming.