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Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/9/2009

Commonwealth v. Robinson

Citations

  • 970 A.2d 455
  • 2009 Pa. Super. 65
  • 2009 Pa. Super. LEXIS 81
  • 2009 WL 945283

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  • holding “that in any case where a defendant seeks self-representation in a PCRA proceeding and where counsel has not properly withdrawn, a hearing must be held.”
  • remanding where the PCRA court permitted the petitioner to proceed pro se without conducting a colloquy to ensure that that decision was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently
  • stating that “[i]f [a]ppellant retracts his desire to act as his own counsel, new counsel must be appointed. Once the appropriate proceedings are conducted, the order denying PCRA relief can be reinstated, and [a]ppellant, or his counsel, can file an appeal.”
  • considering the appeal, despite that Robinson had filed a pro se notice of appeal while still represented
  • vacating order denying PCRA relief, remanding for Grazier hearing, and relinquishing jurisdiction; stating once appropriate proceedings are conducted, order denying PCRA relief can be reinstated, and appellant or counsel can appeal
  • vacating order denying PCRA relief, remanding for Grazier hearing, and relinquishing jurisdiction; stating once appropriate proceedings are conducted, order denying PCRA relief can be reinstated, and appellant or counsel can appeal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Stevens, Musmanno, Klein, Bender, Bowes, Gantman, Shogan, Freedberg, Cleland

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