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Commonwealth v. TroweryCommonwealth v. Trowery

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 4, 1969
Petition for leave to appeal, 220
Reporters:
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Before:
Bell

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Petitioner was convicted of robbery and he ‍​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‍appealed to the Superior Court, which affirmed. A petition for allocatur followed. The petition ‍​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‍was prepared by petitioner; counsel has merely furnished a backer and a typist. This is ‍​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‍clearly not the “representation in the role of an advocate” which we require. Commonwealth v. Stancell, 435 ‍​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‍Pa. 301, 256 A. 2d 798 (1969).

The record is remanded to the hearing court so that ‍​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‍counsel can file a proper petition for allocatur.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Trowery
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Nov 4, 1969
Citations: 258 A.2d 499; 435 Pa. 586; 1969 Pa. LEXIS 760; Petition for leave to appeal, 220
Docket Number: Petition for leave to appeal, 220
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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