Title: Wingate v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOSEPH S. WINGATE, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 135, 2003 
§ 
§  Court Below: Superior Court  
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID No. 0008020086 
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§ 
 
O R D E R 
This first day of July 2003, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
On May 13, 2003, the Clerk of the Court issued a notice to the 
appellant, Joseph S. Wingate, directing him to show cause why this appeal should 
not be dismissed, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(b), for his failure to 
diligently prosecute the appeal by not filing his opening brief and appendix.  
Wingate filed a response to the Notice to Show Cause on May 20, 2003. 
(2) 
Wingate stated in his response that he did not know how to file a 
brief and appendix and that he did not have the time because of limited access to 
the prison law library.  In reply, the Clerk’s office sent Wingate a copy of the 
Court’s booklet on filing an appeal and granted him an additional 30 days to file his 
brief.  The Clerk informed Wingate that if he did not file his brief by June 19, 
2003, the Court would dismiss his appeal without further notice.  Wingate has not 
filed his brief. 
 
 
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(3) 
In light of Wingate’s failure to diligently prosecute the appeal by not 
filing his opening brief and appendix, the dismissal of this action is deemed to be 
unopposed.  
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 
3(b)(2) and 29(b), that the within appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Randy J. Holland 
 
Justice