Title: Joyce v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
SEAN A. JOYCE, 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
v. 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 351, 2004 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court  
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID 0307015153 
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Submitted:  August 27, 2004 
Decided:     September 17, 2004 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and BERGER, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 17th day of September 2004, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
On August 17, 2004, the appellant Sean Joyce filed a notice 
purporting to appeal from a sentence imposed by the Superior Court on 
February 26, 2004.  The Clerk of this Court issued a notice to Joyce to show 
cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to file his notice of 
appeal within the 30-day appeal period.1  Joyce’s response to the rule to show 
cause does not address the untimeliness of his appeal. 
                                                     
 
1 See Del. Supr. Ct. R. 6(a)(ii). 
 
 
 
 
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(2) 
This Court lacks jurisdiction to consider an appeal when the notice 
of appeal is not filed in a timely manner unless the appellant can demonstrate 
that the failure to file a timely notice of appeal is attributable to court-related 
personnel.2  Joyce does not assert that his failure to timely file his appeal is 
attributable to court-related personnel in any way.  Accordingly, this Court has 
no jurisdiction to hear this untimely appeal. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court 
Rules 6 and 29(b), that the within appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Randy J. Holland 
Justice 
                                                     
 
2 Bey v. State, 402 A.2d 362, 363 (Del. 1979).