Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2013

Commonwealth v. Allen

Commonwealth v. Allen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided September 4, 2013
621 Pa. 119; 74 A.3d 121

Commonwealth v. Allen

Opinion of the Court

*120 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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