Opinion
No. 93 WM 2020
12-21-2020
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER S. LECLAIR, Petitioner
ORDER
AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2020, the "Petition for Reinstatement of Right to File Petition for Allowance of Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc" is GRANTED. See Pa.R.A.P. 1113(d), Note (providing that a defendant in a criminal matter may obtain reinstatement of allocatur rights if counsel negligently failed to file a Petition for Allowance of Appeal by the deadline). It is noted that an attorney's appointment in a criminal matter continues on direct appeal through the allocatur stage. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 122, Comment (explaining that "counsel retains his or her appointment until final judgment, which includes all avenues of appeal through the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania").
Counsel is ORDERED to file a Petition for Allowance of Appeal within 15 days.