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Kostyshyn v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Jul 2, 2002
803 A.2d 428 (Del. 2002)

Opinion

No. 345, 2002

Submitted: June 19, 2002

Decided: July 2, 2002

Court Below — Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County Case No. 0101010511.


Appeal Dismissed.

Unpublished opinion is below.

PETER T. KOSTYSHYN, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below-Appellee. No. 345, 2002 In the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware. Submitted: June 19, 2002 Decided: July 2, 2002

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.

RANDY J. HOLLAND, Justice.

ORDER

This 2nd day of July 2002, it appears to the Court that:

(1) On June 19, 2002, the defendant-appellant, Peter T. Kostyshyn, filed a notice of appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of two misdeameanors and sentencing him to a period of incarceration at Level V.

The notice of appeal does not indicate the date of the decision of the Court of Common Pleas or the length of the sentence.

(2) A criminal defendant convicted and sentenced in the Court of Common Pleas may appeal his conviction to the Superior Court. This Court has jurisdiction to review the Superior Court's appellate decision. This Court, however, may not receive an appeal directly from the Court of Common Pleas.

DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 11 Del. C. § 5301; COM. P. CT. CRIM. R. 37.

Rogers v. State, 457 A.2d 727, 730-31 (Del. 1983).

DEL. CONST. art. IV, § 11( 1)(b).

(3) Kostyshyn's appeal manifestly fails to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. Moreover, this Court concludes, in the exercise of its discretion, that the giving of notice would serve no meaningful purpose and that any response would be of no avail.

SUPR. CT. R. 29(c).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c), the appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte.


Summaries of

Kostyshyn v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware
Jul 2, 2002
803 A.2d 428 (Del. 2002)
Case details for

Kostyshyn v. State

Case Details

Full title:PETER T. KOSTYSHYN, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware

Date published: Jul 2, 2002

Citations

803 A.2d 428 (Del. 2002)

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