Title: Matter of Marvel

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION 
§ 
OF LARRY MARVEL FOR A WRIT  
§   No. 23, 2018 
OF MANDAMUS  
 
 
 
§ 
 
Submitted: February 8, 2018 
  Decided: 
April 5, 2018 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; SEITZ and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 5th day of April 2018, the Court has considered the petition for a writ of 
mandamus, the State’s answer, and the petitioner’s reply.  The petitioner, Larry 
Marvel, seeks to invoke this Court's original jurisdiction to issue an extraordinary writ 
of mandamus compelling the Superior Court to enforce its September 2017 order 
granting his motion for appointment of counsel to represent him in litigating his motion 
for correction of sentence under Superior Court Criminal Rule 35(a).  As the State 
points out, the Superior Court denied Marvel’s motion under rule 35(a) on October 11, 
2017.  The Superior Court docket also reflects that the Superior Court specifically 
rescinded its order appointing counsel.  Thus, Marvel’s petition is moot.  
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the petition for a writ of 
mandamus is DISMISSED as moot.   
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Gary F. Traynor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice