Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/29/2011

Commonwealth v. Cooper

Citations

27 A.3d 994
611 Pa. 437
2011 Pa. LEXIS 2356

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holding that a pro se notice of appeal from a final judgment filed by a represented appellant is not automatically void
holding that a pro se notice of appeal from a final judgment filed by a represented appellant is not automatically void
holding that a pro se notice of appeal from a final judgment filed by a represented appellant is not automatically void
holding that a pro se notice of appeal from a final judgment filed by a represented appellant is not automatically void
concluding that dismissal of appeal was not appropriate where “the prescribed procedure, designed to avoid the confusing result of pro se filings by represented criminal defendants, was not followed.”
holding that a pro se notice of appeal filed by a represented appellant shall be considered merely premature if counsel and the trial court take appropriate actions to perfect the appeal

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Melvin

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