Case Title: Colon v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 611, 2003

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2004-03-09T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOSE COLON, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellee.
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No. 611, 2003 
 
 
Court Below: Superior Court  
of the State of Delaware  
in and for New Castle County 
Crim. ID Nos. 77-10-0098, -0099,  
-0100  
 
 
 
 
 
Submitted: February 9, 2004 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
March     9, 2004 
 
Before HOLLAND, STEELE and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 9th day of March 2004, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1) 
On December 23, 2003, the appellant, Jose Colon, filed a pro se 
notice of appeal from a decision of the Superior Court dated December 17, 2003.  
In its decision, the Superior Court denied Colon’s request for a transcript.  
 
(2) 
On December 31, 2003, the Clerk of this Court issued a notice, 
pursuant to Supreme Court 29(b), directing Colon to show cause why this appeal 
should not be dismissed based on this Court's lack of jurisdiction to entertain a 
criminal interlocutory appeal.  On January 27, 2004, an attempt by the Clerk’s 
office to track the notice to show cause revealed that the post office had “no 
record of that item,” and the notice to show cause was re-sent by certified mail.   
 
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(3) 
On February 9, 2004, Colon filed a response to the notice to show 
cause.  In his response, Colon claims that the Supreme Court does not lack 
jurisdiction to entertain his appeal.  The Superior Court’s refusal to provide a 
transcript, however, clearly is an interlocutory ruling in this criminal matter.1 
(4) 
Under the Delaware Constitution, this Court may review only a 
final judgment in a criminal case.2  As a result, this Court does not have 
jurisdiction to review the Superior Court’s interlocutory ruling in this case.3    
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 
29(b), that this appeal is DISMISSED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jack B. Jacobs 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
                                                           
1See Robinson v. State, 704 A.2d 269, 271 (Del. 1998). 
2Del. Const. art. IV, § 11(1)(b).   
3See Gottlieb v. State, 697 A.2d 400 (Del. 1997); Rash v. State, 318 A.2d 603 (Del. 
1974).