Jarvis v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Michael Jarvis’s untimely motion to modify his sentence based on allegedly inadequate medical care for toxoplasmosis. The Court held that Jarvis did not establish extraordinary circumstances under Rule 35(b), did not pursue the statutory medical-illness mechanism requiring a Department of Correction application, and did not show that the Department was providing inadequate care. The Court also noted that the plea agreement appeared to impose a five-year minimum sentence that could not be reduced under Rule 35(b).