Reed v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JALEEL M. REED, §
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Defendant Below, § No. 333, 2021
Appellant, §
§ Court Below: Superior Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
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STATE OF DELAWARE, § Cr. ID No. 2007010561 (K)
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Plaintiff Below, §
Appellee. §
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Submitted: November 2, 2021
Decided: November 15, 2021
ORDER
On October 18, 2021, the appellant, Jaleel M. Reed, filed this appeal from a
Superior Court order dated September 10, 2021 and docketed on September 13,
2021, that sentenced him for a violation of probation. A notice of appeal must be
timely filed to invoke the Court’s appellate jurisdiction.1 On October 18, 2021, the
Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Reed to show cause why this appeal
should not be dismissed as untimely filed. On October 22, 2021, the Court received
the certified mail receipt indicating that the notice to show cause had been delivered
on October 20, 2021. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due on or
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Carr v. State, 554 A.2d 778, 779 (Del. 1989). Delaware Supreme Court Rule 6 provides that
appeals must be filed within thirty days.
before November 1, 2021. The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to
show cause within the required ten-day period, dismissal of this action is deemed to
be unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2)
and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
Chief Justice
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