Adkins v. State

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: January 13, 2025
• Docket: 424, 2024
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

DARSHON ADKINS, § § No. 424, 2024 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID Nos. S1606002008 STATE OF DELAWARE, § S1904013611 § S2101008236 Appellee. § S2101013159

Submitted: January 7, 2025 Decided: January 13, 2025

ORDER

On December 3, 2024, the Chief Deputy Clerk sent a notice of brief

delinquency to the appellant, Darshon Adkins, because he had not filed an opening

brief by the November 27, 2024 deadline set by the Court. On December 17, 2024,

the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified mail, to Adkins directing

him to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to file an

opening brief. Adkins received the notice, as evidenced by the return receipt filed

with the Court on December 26, 2024. A timely response to the notice was due on

or before January 6, 2025. To date, Adkins has neither responded to the notice to show cause nor filed an opening brief.1 Dismissal of this appeal is therefore deemed

to be unopposed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED

under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b).

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice

1 Adkins has also failed to complete a motion to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the Supreme Court filing fee. 2