McCusker v. Commonwealth

Sep 21, 1977
2850 Allocatur Docket
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The record in the instant case reveals that ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍appellant, Daniel J. McCusker, was not informed of his right to file post-verdict motions following the ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍acceptance of his plea of nolo-contendere.

Therefore, judgment of the sentence is vacated and the case is ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍remanded for the filing of post-verdict motions nunc pro tunc. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 1123(a), (b) and (c); Commonwealth v. ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍Tate, 464 Pa. 25, 346 A.2d 1 (1975). Following disposition of said motions by the trial court, either side ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍shall be entitled to file a new appeal.