Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Alan G. WEIGLE, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2011-03-02
Citations: 608 Pa. 563
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 481 WAL 2010
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Alan G. WEIGLE, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 608
Pages: 563–564

Head Matter:
12 A.3d 749
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Alan G. WEIGLE, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
March 2, 2011.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 2nd day of March, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The Order of the Superi- or Court is vacated, in part. Petitioner's direct appeal rights from the trial court's denial of PCRA relief are reinstated nunc pro tunc, and the matter is remanded to the Superior Court for disposition on the merits. The Application for Appointment of Counsel is GRANTED. The Superior Court shall remand this matter to the trial court for the appointment of counsel, retaining jurisdiction of the matter while that appointment is effectuated.
Jurisdiction relinquished.