Commonwealth v. Allen

74 A.3d 121, 621 Pa. 119, 2013 Pa. LEXIS 1944
CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedSeptember 4, 2013
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Commonwealth v. Allen, 74 A.3d 121, 621 Pa. 119, 2013 Pa. LEXIS 1944 (Pa. 2013).

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 4th day of September, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by the Commonwealth, is:

a. Does a criminal defendant have no obligation to raise a return motion prior to the completion of proceedings before the trial court, but rather may wait six years from the completion of all criminal proceedings, including collateral attacks, to file a stand-alone motion?

It is further ordered that the trial court is directed to appoint counsel to assist Respondent on appeal to this Court.

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