Comm v. Checchia, L. Pet of: Rachel Silver Esq ( 2017 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : No. 169 MM 2017
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LANCE EVERETT CHECCHIA :
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PETITION OF: RACHEL I. SILVER, :
ESQUIRE :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 7th day of December, 2017, the Application for Leave to
Withdraw as Counsel is REMANDED for consideration by the Court of Common Pleas
of Berks County. The court is instructed that, if current counsel is permitted to withdraw,
the court shall also determine whether Petitioner is entitled to appointment of counsel or
resolve any request to proceed pro se. See Commonwealth v. Grazier, 713 A.2d 81
(Pa. 1998). The common pleas court is DIRECTED to make this determination within
45 days and to promptly notify this Court of its decision.
The Motion for Appointment of New Counsel and Reinstatement of Direct Appeal
Rights is DISMISSED, and the Prothonotary is DIRECTED to forward the filings to
counsel of record.