Title: Lacombe v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
PAUL LACOMBE, 
 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 4, 2021 
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§  Court Below–Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  Cr. ID No. 1112018546 (N) 
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Submitted: January 26, 2021 
 
 
 
 
   Decided: February 22, 2021 
 
 
ORDER 
On January 4, 2021, the appellant, Paul Lacombe, filed a notice of appeal from 
the Superior Court’s November 25, 2020 order denying his third motion for 
postconviction relief.  Under Supreme Court Rule 6(a)(iv), a timely notice of appeal 
should have been filed on or before December 28, 2020.1  On January 6, 2021, the 
Senior Court Clerk issued, by certified mail, a notice directing Lacombe to show 
cause why his appeal should not be dismissed as untimely filed.  Lacombe received 
the notice to show cause as evidenced by the undated return receipt that was filed 
with the Court on January 13, 2021.   A timely response was due on or before January 
 
1 Because the thirtieth day fell on a legal holiday—December 25, 2020—the notice of appeal was 
due on or before the next business day, or December 28, 2020.  Del. Supr. Ct. R. 11(a). 
2 
 
25, 2021.2  To date, Lacombe has not responded to the notice to show cause.  
Therefore, dismissal of the appeal is deemed unopposed. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, under Supreme Court 
Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
Justice 
 
 
2 See Del. Supr. Ct. R. 11(a).