Case Title: Webb v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 399, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2001-08-30T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
WILLIAM J. WEBB, JR.,
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§  No. 399, 2001
Defendant Below,
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Appellant,
§
§
v.
§  Court Below:  Superior Court
§  of the State of Delaware,
STATE OF DELAWARE,
§  in and for New Castle County
§  Cr. ID No. 9907017204
Plaintiff Below,
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Appellee.
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Submitted: August 20, 2001
Decided:
August 30, 2001
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and STEELE, Justices.
O R D E R
This 30th day of August 2001, it appears to the Court that:
1.
The appellant, William Webb, pled guilty in March 2000 to first
degree assault, first degree burglary, and endangering the welfare of a child.
 He was sentenced on June 23, 2000.   Webb has filed numerous petitions with
the Superior Court seeking habeas corpus and postconviction relief.  Presently,
Webb has two appeals pending before this Court.  Appeal No. 589, 2000 is
Webb’s appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of his second petition for
postconviction relief.  Appeal No. 373, 2001 is Webb’s appeal from the
Superior Court’s denial of his motion for relief from judgment or for a new
hearing.  On August 20, 2001, Webb filed another notice of appeal purportedly
appealing from the Superior Court’s order, dated April 19, 2001, denying his
motion for transcripts at state expense.
2.
Under the Delaware Constitution, only a final judgment may be
reviewed by this Court in a criminal case.  Del Const. Art. IV,  11(1)(b).  The
denial of a motion for transcripts at state expense filed in the Superior Court is
not appealable as a collateral order before the entry of a final order on any
postconviction motion.  Browne v. State, Del. Supr., No. 492, 1991, Walsh, J.
(Jan. 21, 1992) (ORDER).  Under the circumstances, although this Court does
not have jurisdiction to separately review the interlocutory order from which
Webb now seeks to appeal, he may raise any issues relating to the Superior
Court’s denial of his transcript request as part of his other appeals pending
before the Court. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED,
sua sponte, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c).
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Myron T. Steele                                
 Justice