Supreme Court of Delaware

Matter of Coleman

March 9, 2015

Summary

The Court dismissed Coleman's petition for a writ of mandamus because he lacked standing to seek postconviction relief from a conviction for which he was no longer in custody or subject to future custody. The Court held that the amendment to Rule 61 did not create a right to challenge the conviction and that Coleman could not show an arbitrary refusal by the Superior Court to perform a duty owed to him.