Supreme Court of Delaware
St. Louis v. State
May 9, 2017
Summary
The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the summary dismissal of James St. Louis's seventh postconviction motion because he failed to plead either newly discovered evidence creating a strong inference of actual innocence or a retroactive new constitutional rule invalidating his convictions. Because the motion failed the applicable pleading requirements, he was not entitled to appointed counsel or a hearing. The Court also treated his repetitive, untimely, and frivolous filings as an abuse of the judicial process and imposed filing restrictions.