Title: Commonwealth v. Frank (Summary Disposition)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. SAMUEL FRANK, JR., Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : No. 427 MAL 2001 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: February 21, 2002 And now, this 21st day of February, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the order of the Superior Court is VACATED. Further, we instruct the Superior Court to remand this matter to the trial court for the appointment of new counsel to seek reinstatement of Petitioner’s appellate rights nunc pro tunc. Commonwealth v. Lantzy, 736 A.2d 564 (Pa. 1999).