Title: Kostyshyn v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

It appears from the notice of appeal and the Court of Common Pleas criminal docket
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that Kostyshyn’s appeal is from the Court’s September 30, 2005 denial to reconsider its
August 18, 2005 dismissal of Kostyshyn’s appeal from the Justice of the Peace Court.
See Supr. Ct. R. 26(c) (providing for dismissal of an appeal, without notice, sua
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sponte, when the Court has concluded in the exercise of its discretion that notice of the
dismissal would serve no meaningful purpose, and that any response would be of no avail).
Del. Const. art. IV, §§ 11(1)(a)-(b), 28; Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 1326; Del. Code
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Ann. tit. 11, § 5301.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
PETER KOSTYSHYN,
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No. 541, 2005
Defendant Below,
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Appellant,
§  Court Below--Court of Common
§  Pleas of the State of Delaware in 
v.
§  and for New Castle County
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STATE OF DELAWARE,
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Plaintiff Below,
§  Def.  ID No.  0502011867
Appellee.
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Submitted: October 31, 2005
Decided:
December 8, 2005
Before HOLLAND, BERGER and JACOBS, Justices.
O R D E R
This 8  day of December 2005, the Court has considered the notice of
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appeal filed by the pro se appellant, Peter Kostyshyn, from a decision issued by
the Court of Common Pleas.   It is manifest that the appeal should be
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DISMISSED,  sua sponte, for this Court’s lack of jurisdiction to consider an
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appeal directly from the Court of Common Pleas.3
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court
Rule 29(c), that this appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Carolyn Berger
Justice