Riley v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Riley’s motion for reconsideration concerning his attempt to reopen a prior postconviction proceeding. The court held that the motion was untimely because no criminal procedure rule governed reopening and the applicable civil rule required reargument motions to be filed within five days. The court also held that the later constitutional-rights decision Riley invoked neither overcame the procedural bar nor applied to his self-representation claim.