Case Title: Claudio et al. v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 88, 2003, 89, 2003

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2003-09-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
CARMELO CLAUDIO and
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ENRIQUE MAYMI,
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Nos. 88 and 89, 2003
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Defendants Below,
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Appellants,
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v.
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Court Below: Superior Court
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of the State of Delaware
STATE OF DELAWARE,
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in and for New Castle County
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Plaintiff Below,
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Cr. ID No. 87001256DI
Appellee.
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Cr. ID No. 87001255DI
Submitted: June 25, 2003
Decided: September 15, 2003
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, BERGER and STEELE, Justices.
O R D E R
This 15th day of September, 2003, on consideration of the briefs of the parties,
it appears to the Court that:
1) Carmelo Claudio and Enrique Maymi appeal from the Superior Court’s denial
of their motions for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to Del.Code Ann. tit. 11,
§4504(a).  They argue that, if DNA testing were to prove that the blood on their jackets
is not the victims’ blood, this new evidence would be materially relevant to their claims
of actual innocence.
2) The Superior Court disagreed, holding that the blood stains were a minor,
collateral issue, and that favorable DNA results would not make appellants’ claims of
1___ A.2d ___ (Del. 2003).
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actual innocence significantly more probable.  In Anderson v. State,1 decided after the
trial court decided appellants’ motions, this Court adopted a standard very similar to
the one applied by the trial court.  Applying the Anderson standard, we are satisfied
that appellants are not entitled to DNA testing for the reasons stated in the Superior
Court’s thoughtful decision.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the decision of the Superior Court
be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Carolyn Berger
Justice