Rule 72-1. Writs of Error; In General

(a) Writs of error for errors in matters of law only may be brought from a final judgment of the Superior Court to the Appellate Court in the following cases: (1) a decision binding on an aggrieved nonparty; (2) a summary decision of criminal contempt; (3) a denial of transfer of a small claims action to the regular docket; and (4) as otherwise necessary or appropriate in aid of its jurisdiction and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.

(b) No writ of error may be brought in any civil or criminal proceeding for the correction of any error where (1) the error might have been reviewed by process of appeal, or by way of certification, or (2) the parties, by failure timely to seek a transfer or otherwise, have consented to have the case determined by a court or tribunal from whose judgment there is no right of appeal or opportunity for certification.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4143A.) (Amended Nov. 19, 2003, to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended July 23, 2019, to take effect Jan. 1, 2020; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: What had been subsection (c) concern- ing the certificate of interested entities or individuals was deleted. COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of this amendment is to provide that parties are required to file a certificate of interested entities or individuals only when the reviewing court orders the parties to file the certificate when necessary.