Supreme Court of Delaware

O'Neal v. State

April 17, 2020

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Wayne O’Neal’s motion to modify his sentence. The Court held that the motion was untimely under Rule 35(b), and that O’Neal had not shown extraordinary circumstances based on his medical-care allegations or pursued the statutory procedure for medical sentence modification. The Court reviewed the Superior Court’s decision for abuse of discretion and found no error.