Case Title: Lewis v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 182, 2006

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2006-05-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
The “order” date of March 20, 2006, appears to correspond with the date of a
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“petition for default judgment” that Lewis purportedly filed in the Superior Court. 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JIMMIE LEWIS,
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No. 182, 2006
Defendant Below,
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Appellant,
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Court Below--Superior Court 
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of the State of Delaware in and 
v.
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for New Castle County 
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STATE OF DELAWARE,
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Plaintiff Below,
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Appellee.
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Cr. ID No. 0305016966
Submitted: April 10, 2006
Decided:
May 18, 2006
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.
O R D E R
This 18  day of May 2006, upon consideration of the pro se notice of
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appeal submitted on April 10, 2006, it appears to the Court that: 
(1)
The appellant, Jimmie Lewis, has filed a notice of appeal which
purports to appeal a Superior Court order dated March 20, 2006.  Upon closer
inspection of the appeal papers and the Superior Court docket, it appears that
Lewis seeks review of his defense counsel’s failure to timely file an affidavit
in a pending Superior Court postconviction proceeding.   
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See 
Del. Const. art. IV, § 11(1)(b) (authorizing appeals only from final judgments
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in criminal cases).
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(2)
The Court has determined that Lewis’ appeal manifestly fails to
invoke the jurisdiction of the Court and is subject to involuntary dismissal, sua
sponte, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c).   The Court concludes, in the
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exercise of discretion, that notice of dismissal to Lewis would serve no
meaningful purpose, and that any response from him would be of no avail.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the appeal is DISMISSED,
sua sponte, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c).
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Randy J. Holland
Justice