Case Title: Hayes v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 580, 2009

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JAMES HAYES, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 580, 2009 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID 93007853DI 
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Submitted: October 22, 2009 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
November 4, 2009 
 
Before BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 4th day of October 2009, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
On October 5, 2009, the Court received appellant’s notice of 
appeal from a Superior Court order, dated August 18, 2009, which sentenced 
appellant on a probation violation.  Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 6, a 
timely notice of appeal should have been filed on or before September 17, 
2009. 
(2) 
The Clerk issued a notice pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 
29(b) directing appellant’s counsel to show cause why the appeal should not 
 
 
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be dismissed as untimely filed.*  Counsel filed a response to the notice to 
show cause on October 22, 2009, stating that the Public Defender’s office 
does not have a file on the appellant and he does not recall whether the 
appellant timely requested counsel to file a notice of appeal on his behalf.  
Counsel requests that the matter be remanded to the Superior Court to vacate 
its August 18 sentencing order and to resentence appellant, so that he may 
pursue a timely appeal.  The State does not oppose this request. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Superior Court’s 
August 18, 2009 sentencing order is hereby VACATED, and the matter is 
REMANDED for resentencing.  Jurisdiction is not retained. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Jack B. Jacobs 
        Justice 
                                                 
* Del. Supr. Ct. R. 6(a)(ii).