Supreme Court of Delaware

Fountain v. State

May 4, 2017

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Martin Fountain’s motion for sentence reduction and motion for reargument. It held that the motion was repetitive, untimely under Rule 35(b), and unsupported by extraordinary circumstances because rehabilitation and a conclusory Eighth Amendment claim did not justify reduction. The Court reviewed the sentence-reduction ruling for abuse of discretion and legal questions de novo.