Title: Burton v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 236, 2000
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: December 19, 2001

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JOSEPH L. BURTON,
Defendant Below-
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Plaintiff Below-
Appellee.
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§  No. 236, 2000
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§  Court Below—Superior Court
§  of the State of Delaware,
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr.A. Nos. IN98-02-1753AC
§  through IN98-02-1759AC
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Submitted: December 17, 2001
   
         Decided:
December 19, 2001
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices.
O R D E R
This 19th day of December 2001, it appears to the Court that:
(1)
This matter was remanded to the Superior Court by Order dated March
6, 2001, for further remand to the Court of Common Pleas to determine whether
defendant below-appellant was entitled to a new trial on the ground of ineffective
assistance of counsel.  
(2)
On November 15, 2001, the Court of Common Pleas granted the
appellant a new trial.  The parties to this appeal have agreed that the grant of a new
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trial by the Court of Common Pleas renders this appeal, as well as the later Superior
Court appeal, moot.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED as
moot and the matter REMANDED to the Superior Court for further remand to the
Court of Common Pleas for the grant of a new trial.
BY THE COURT:
    s/Joseph T. Walsh
   Justice
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