Title: Paskins v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 476, 2002
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: August 28, 2002

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
DANIEL PASKINS, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 476, 2002 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Sussex County 
§  Cr.A. Nos. S93-12-0531 thru -0535 
§  Cr. ID 9312006327 
§ 
 
Submitted: August 15, 2002 
  Decided: August  28, 2002 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 28th day of August 2002, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
The appellant, Daniel Paskins, filed this appeal from the 
Superior Court’s denial of his eighth petition for postconviction relief.  In 
1998, this Court denied Paskins’ fifth petition for postconviction relief and 
directed the Clerk of this Court not to docket any further appeals from 
Paskins relating to these criminal action numbers, absent a specific order of 
the Court permitting Paskins to appeal.1   
                                                 
1 Paskins v. State, No. 527, 1997, Walsh, J. (Jan. 6, 1998). 
 
2 
(2) 
Paskins’ notice of appeal in this case was docketed in error 
without prior approval of the Court.  Having reviewed the notice of appeal 
and the Superior Court order denying Paskins’ eighth motion for 
postconviction relief, it is manifest to this Court that the claims raised in 
Paskins’ eighth petition are repetitive and time-barred.  As we previously 
noted, further review of Paskins’ repetitive claims is a waste of this Court’s 
time and resources.  In the exercise of its discretion, the Court has concluded 
that Paskins’ appeal must be dismissed and that the giving of prior notice 
would serve no meaningful purpose and any response would be of no avail.2   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the within appeal hereby 
is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
   s/Joseph T. Walsh 
       Justice 
 
                                                 
2 DEL. SUPR. CT. R. 29(c).