Case Title: Duncan v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 608, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2001-12-14T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
ROBERT DUNCAN,
Defendant Below,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Plaintiff Below,
Appellee.
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No. 608, 2001
Court Below: Family Court
of the State of Delaware
in and for Sussex County
Cr. ID No. 0103019847
O R D E R
This 14th day of December 2001, it appears to the Court that:
(1)
On November 30, 2001, Robert Duncan filed a notice of appeal
from a decision of a Family Court Commissioner dated November 26, 2001.
 A Commissioner’s order is not a final judgment for purposes of appealing to
this Court.∗  10 Del. C. § 915(d) provides that a party’s right of appeal from
a Commissioner’s order shall be to a judge of the Family Court.
(2)  The Court concludes, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c), that
the within appeal, on its face, manifestly fails to invoke the Court’s
                                                 
∗ See Redden v. McGill, Del. Supr., 549 A.2d 695 (1988) (holding that this Court’s
appellate jurisdiction over Family Court proceedings is limited to decisions of judges of
that Court).
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jurisdiction, and that the giving of notice of said defect would serve no
meaningful purpose and that any response would be of no avail.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court
Rule 29(c), that this appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Carolyn Berger
Justice