Supreme Court of Delaware

Phipps v. State

April 7, 2015

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Phipps's second postconviction motion because he failed to satisfy the requirements for avoiding summary dismissal of a successive motion. The evidence supporting his actual-innocence claim was not new and, in any event, did not create a strong inference of actual innocence; the court also upheld the denial of transcripts at state expense. No separate opinions were filed.