Title: Stephens v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 365, 2019
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: November 27, 2019

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
ROBIN STEPHENS, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 365, 2019 
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§  Court Below: Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  Cr. ID. No. 1808008764  
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Submitted:  November 5, 2019 
Decided:  November 27, 2019 
 
O R D E R 
 
(1) 
On August 21, 2019, the pro se appellant filed a letter requesting forms 
to file an appeal, which the Clerk deemed to be a notice of appeal from a Superior 
Court violation of probation sentence order dated August 8, 2019.  On August 23, 
2019, the Senior Court Clerk sent the appellant a letter enclosing an official Form A 
notice of appeal and directing the appellant to complete and return the form by 
September 10, 2019 in order to proceed with the appeal.  Also on August 23, 2019, 
the Senior Court Clerk sent the appellant a letter directing the appellant to file a 
motion and affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis or to pay the filing fee by 
September 10, 2019. 
(2) 
On September 13, 2019, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by 
certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why the Court should not 
 
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dismiss the appeal for the appellant’s failure to diligently prosecute the appeal by 
filing the Form A notice of appeal and either paying the Supreme Court filing fee or 
filing a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.  The notice to show cause directed the 
appellant to respond within ten days and advised that if the appellant did not respond, 
dismissal of the appeal would be deemed to be unopposed.  On October 7, 2019, the 
Chief Deputy Clerk resent the notice to show cause to a different address, again by 
certified mail.  The postal service returned the September 13 and October 7 notices 
as unclaimed.  On October 25, 2019, the Chief Deputy Clerk resent the notice to 
show cause by first-class mail. 
(3) 
The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to show cause 
within the required ten-day period or to report any change of address to the Court, 
dismissal of this action is deemed to be unopposed.  
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b) 
and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/  James T. Vaughn, Jr.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice