State v. Desmond
This text of State v. Desmond (State v. Desmond) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Superior Court of Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
STATE OF DELAWARE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) I.D. 91009844DI ) 9411016337 v. ) ) CHRISTOPHER DESMOND, ) ) Defendants. ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this 18th day of March, 2025:
1. Defendant filed March 6, and March 10, 2025 letters wherein he asks this Court
to vacate the ten counts of Robbery First Degree and related offenses for which
he was convicted.
2. Defendant has filed countless motions and petitions seeking this same relief.
Every court that has considered the issues raised by Defendant has rejected his
claims. These courts include this Court, the Delaware Supreme Court and the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
3. Defendant’s Motion is DENIED on the basis of the previous decisions of the
various courts mentioned herein, including but not limited to this Court’s July
16, 2024 opinion and ruling,1 which have addressed the same issue and the fact
1 Docket Item (“D.I.”) 423. that the relief requested is procedurally barred under Superior Court Criminal
Rules 35 and 61 as repetitive.
4. Desmond cites to the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Glossip
v. Oklahoma2 in support of his present application. Desmond argues a new rule
of constitutional law has been announced eliminating any procedural bar to his
claim and requiring it to be addressed on the merits. Glossip contains no new
constitutional rule supporting Desmond’s claims. Moreover, this Court, and
others, have addressed the Defendant’s arguments on the merits. In this Court’s
most recent decision on July 16, 2024 this Court once again addressed the
merits of Desmond’s claims and found them without merit.
Defendant’s Motion is hereby DENIED.
/s/ Francis J. Jones, Jr. Francis J. Jones, Jr., Judge
cc: Original to the Prothonotary Andrew Vella, Deputy Attorney General Christopher Desmond, I.D. No. 91009844DI
2 2025 WL 594736 (U.S. 2025).
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
State v. Desmond, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-desmond-delsuperct-2025.