Cimo v. State
Cimo v. State
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
FREDERICK B. CIMO, 1 § § No. 668, 2015 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 1405012227 STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellee. §
Submitted: December 21, 2015 Decided: January 28, 2016
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices.
ORDER
This 28th day of January 2016, having considered the notice to show cause
issued on December 10, 2015 under Supreme Court Rule 29(b), and the appellant’s
response to the notice, it appears to the Court that:
(1) This appeal is from an order issued in a Family Court adult criminal
matter. On December 10, 2015, the Clerk inadvertently issued the appellant a
notice to show cause pertaining to a Family Court civil matter.
1 This Order is captioned in the full name of the appellant. The December 10, 2015 Order assigning a pseudonym to the appellant is hereby withdrawn. See Del. Supr. Ct. R. 7(d) (governing use of pseudonyms). (2) This Court lacks jurisdiction to consider an appeal directly from the
Family Court in an adult criminal matter.2 An appeal from the Family Court in an
adult criminal matter is taken to the Superior Court, with the further right of appeal
as provided by law to this Court.3
(3) The Court has concluded that the appeal, on its face, manifestly fails
to invoke the Court’s jurisdiction and must be dismissed. 4 In the interest of justice,
the Court will remand the case to the Family Court for the issuance of a new final
order so that the appellant may file a timely appeal in the Superior Court. 5
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the appeal is DISMISSED
under Supreme Court Rule 29(c). This case is remanded to the Family Court with
instructions to enter a new final order. Jurisdiction is not retained. The mandate
shall issue forthwith.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Justice
2 10 Del. C. § 1051(b). 3 Id. 4 Del. Supr. Ct. R. 29(c). 5 See, e.g., Jackson v. Jackson, 2003 WL 22866415 (Del. Nov. 25, 2003). 2
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