Shahin v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

NINA SHAHIN, § § No. 302, 2026 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Court of Common § Pleas of the State of Delaware v. § § Cr. ID No. 2411004444 (K) STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. §

Submitted: July 27, 2026 Decided: July 31, 2026

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; TRAYNOR and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER

After consideration of the notice to show cause and the appellant’s response,

it appears to the Court that:

(1) On July 21, 2026, the appellant, Nina Shahin, filed a notice of appeal

in this Court from a July 16, 2026 Court of Common Pleas order sentencing her for

a violation of probation. The Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Shahin to

show cause why her appeal should not be dismissed based on this Court’s lack of

jurisdiction to hear an appeal directly from the Court of Common Pleas.

(2) In her response to the notice to show cause, Shahin argues that this

Court has jurisdiction to hear her appeal. Shahin is mistaken. This Court has no jurisdiction under the Delaware Constitution to consider an appeal directly from the

Court of Common Pleas.1

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is

DISMISSED under Supreme Court Rule 29(b).

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice

1 Del. Const. art. IV, § 11(a)(2) (providing that this Court has jurisdiction to receive appeals from the Superior Court in criminal causes if the sentence imposed is death, imprisonment exceeding one month, or a fine in excess of $100). 2