State v. Desmond

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

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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

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2025 WL 594736 (U.S. 2025).