Rule 6. Time for taking appeals and cross-appeals

(a) Notice of appeal. A notice of appeal shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court as follows:

(i) Civil appeals. Within 30 days after entry upon the docket of a judgment, order or decree from which the appeal is taken in a civil case except as to appeals controlled by § 146 of Title 10.

(ii) Challenges to a final award under the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act. Within 15 days after issuance of the final award.

(iii) Criminal appeals.

(A) Sentences. Within 30 days after a sentence is imposed in a direct appeal of a criminal conviction or a violation of probation.

(B) Post-conviction orders. Within 30 days after entry upon the docket of a judgment or order in any proceeding for post-conviction relief.

(C) An appeal filed by a pro se inmate confined in an institution that is not timely under subsections (a)(iii)(A) or (a)(iii)(B) of this Rule shall be deemed timely filed on the date of its deposit in the institution's internal mail system if the following conditions are satisfied: 1. the inmate's notice of appeal is placed in the institution's internal mail system on or before the last day for filing as set forth in subsections (a)(iii)(A) or (a)(iii)(B) of this Rule; 2. the first-class postage is prepaid; and 3. the notice of appeal is accompanied by a receipt from the institution's staff verifying the date and time the notice of appeal was placed in the institution's internal mail system.

(b) Cross-appeals. A notice of cross-appeal shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court as follows:

(i) Civil appeals. In any civil action in which a timely notice of appeal is filed by a party, any other party may file a notice of appeal within 15 days after the date on which the first notice of appeal was filed, or within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order from which the appeal is taken, whichever is later.

(ii) Challenges to a final award under the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act. In any arbitration proceeding in which a timely notice of appeal is filed by a party, any other party may file a notice of appeal within 7 days after the date on which the first notice of appeal was served, or within 15 days after issuance of the final award to which the challenge is made, whichever is later.

(iii) Criminal appeals. In any criminal action in which the State elects to file a notice of cross-appeal, the notice must be filed within 30 days of the filing of a notice of appeal by the defendant.