Case Title: Matter of Graham

Citation: 

Docket Number: 28, 2004

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2004-02-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION 
OF VINCENT GRAHAM FOR A WRIT 
OF MANDAMUS 
§ 
§  No. 28, 2004 
§ 
 
Submitted: February 4, 2004 
  Decided: February 13, 2004 
 
Before BERGER, STEELE, and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 13th day of February 2004, it appears to the Court that the petitioner, 
Vincent Graham, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the 
Superior Court to rule on his “Motion to Lift Capias Warrant/VOP Detainer,” which 
he filed on April 22, 2003.  A review of the Superior Court docket reflects that 
Graham’s motion was denied on August 20, 2003.  Consequently, Graham’s petition 
for a writ of mandamus is moot.  To the extent Graham seeks review of the Superior 
Court’s denial of his motion, the extraordinary writ process will not serve as a 
substitute for a timely-filed appeal.* 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the petition for a writ of 
mandamus is DISMISSED.   
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
Justice 
                                                             
* Matushefske v. Herlihy, 214 A.2d 883, 885 (Del. 1965).