Locke v. State
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JUSTIN M. LOCKE, § § No. 77, 2026 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID Nos. 2207013451, STATE OF DELAWARE, § 2207016351 (N) § Appellee. §
Submitted: March 10, 2026 Decided: April 17, 2026
On February 18, 2026, the appellant filed this appeal from a Superior Court
order, dated January 13, 2026 and docketed on January 14, 2026, denying his motion
for postconviction relief. A timely notice of appeal was due by February 13, 2026.1
The Senior Court Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing the appellant to
show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed as untimely filed. Postal records
show that the notice to show cause was delivered on February 25, 2026. A timely
response to the notice to show cause was due by March 9, 2026.2 The appellant has
not responded to the notice to show cause. Because the appellant failed to respond
to the notice to show cause within the required ten-day period, dismissal of this
appeal is deemed to be unopposed.
1 Supr. Ct. R. 6(a)(iii)(B). 2 Id. R. 29(b). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2)
and 29(b), that this appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice
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