Commonwealth v. Leclair, C.
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 93 WM 2020 : Respondent : : : v. : : : CHRISTOPHER S. LECLAIR, : : Petitioner :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2020, the “Petition for Reinstatement of
Right to File Petition for Allowance of Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc” is GRANTED. See
Pa.R.A.P. 1113(d), Note (providing that a defendant in a criminal matter may obtain
reinstatement of allocatur rights if counsel negligently failed to file a Petition for Allowance
of Appeal by the deadline). It is noted that an attorney’s appointment in a criminal matter
continues on direct appeal through the allocatur stage. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 122, Comment
(explaining that “counsel retains his or her appointment until final judgment, which
includes all avenues of appeal through the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania”).
Counsel is ORDERED to file a Petition for Allowance of Appeal within 15 days.
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