Supreme Court of Delaware

Matter of Coleman

April 6, 2015

Summary

The Court dismissed Devin Coleman's petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Superior Court to act on his pending postconviction motion. Coleman failed to establish an arbitrary refusal or failure to act because only six months had elapsed and he had filed amended postconviction motions during that period. The Court therefore concluded that its original jurisdiction was not properly invoked.