Case Title: Brothers v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 195, 2006

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
ERIC T. BROTHERS, 
 
 
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No. 195, 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 
 
 
 
 
 
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for New Castle County 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
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ID# 0107014548 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ID# 0505019917 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
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Appellee. 
 
 
 
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Submitted:  April 30, 2007 
   Decided:  May 10, 2007 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
 
This 10th day of May 2007, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1)  
Brothers filed this appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of his 
motion to vacate an illegal sentence.  On December 28, 2006, this Court remanded 
the matter because the trial judge was not presented with evidence showing that 
Brothers failed to appear at his second VOP hearing because he was incarcerated 
and because the trial court lacked jurisdiction.1  On remand, the Superior Court 
vacated Brothers’ violation of probation.   
                                          
 
1 Brothers v. State, Del. Supr., No. 195, 2006, Ridgely, J. (Dec. 28, 2006). 
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(2)  
The Court issued a Rule to Show Cause why the appeal should not be 
dismissed as moot.  Citing Supreme Court Rule 26(c), Counsel continues to claim 
that because he remains unable to contact his client, he cannot stipulate to a 
dismissal. 
 
(3)  
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the violation of probation 
sentence should be vacated because Brothers was previously sentenced for the 
same violation.  Because the Superior Court has vacated the sentence, the matter is 
moot.   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed as 
MOOT. 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/Henry duPont Ridgely  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice