Croll v. Metzger

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed dismissal of Patrick Croll’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Department of Correction to recommend sentence modification under 11 Del. C. § 4217. The court held that the Department had discretion whether to make such an application, so Croll lacked a clear legal right to compel one, and that he failed to show the policy treating inmates convicted of sexual offenses differently lacked a rational basis.