Scott v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Scott's motions for sentence modification and calculation of good-time credits. It held that Scott's mandatory forty years of incarceration on his two consecutive life sentences could not be reduced by earned good-time credits, although such credits may accelerate parole eligibility after the mandatory period. The Court also declined to consider Scott's statutory-construction argument because he had not raised it below and presented no basis for plain-interest-of-justice review.