Ayers v. State of Delaware

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ANDREW A. AYERS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 285, 2020 Court Below–Superior Court of the State of Delaware Cr. ID No. 1808019473 (S) Submitted: April 22, 2021 Decided: April 30, 2021 Before VAUGHN, TRAYNOR, and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Justices. ORDER This 30th day of April 2021, the Court has been advised that the appellant, Andrew A. Ayers, died on April 8, 2021. Under Perry v. State,1 Ayers’ death renders the pending appeal moot and divests this Court of jurisdiction to consider this matter further. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 29(b) and 31(c), that this appeal is DISMISSED as moot. BY THE COURT: /s/ Gary F. Traynor Justice 1 575 A.2d 1154, 1156 (Del. 1990).

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