Smith v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Damar Smith (“Smith”), seeks to appeal from his Superi- or Court conviction and sentence for Rape in the Third Degree, Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree, and Posses*482sion of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. Smith is a pro se prisoner. His notice of appeal was received by the Supreme Court on February 28, 2012, one day after the thirty-day deadline to appeal from his January 27, 2012 sentence. This Court directed Smith to show cause as to why his appeal should not dismissed under Rule 29(b).

We then directed the State to file a…