Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Todd ALLEN, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2013-09-04
Citations: 621 Pa. 119
Docket Number: No. 35 EAL 2013
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Todd ALLEN, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 621
Pages: 119–120

Head Matter:
74 A.3d 121
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Todd ALLEN, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Sept. 4, 2013.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 4th day of September, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by the Commonwealth, is:
a. Does a criminal defendant have no obligation to raise a return motion prior to the completion of proceedings before the trial court, but rather may wait six years from the completion of all criminal proceedings, including collateral attacks, to file a stand-alone motion?
It is further ordered that the trial court is directed to appoint counsel to assist Respondent on appeal to this Court.