Case Name: Commonwealth v. Stein, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1969-10-20
Citations: 436 Pa. 328
Docket Number: No. 3162A Miscellaneous Docket
Parties: Commonwealth v. Stein, Petitioner.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 436
Pages: 328–329

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Stein, Petitioner.
Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
William O. Porter, for petitioner.
Paul M. Petro, Assistant District Attorney, and Jess D. Costa, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
October 20, 1969:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The petition for allocatur consists of a xeroxed copy of a letter from petitioner to counsel, requesting counsel to file an allocatur petition. Since such a petition does not accord with counsel's required role as an advocate, see Ellis v. United States, 356 U.S. 674, 675, 78 S. Ct. 974, 975 (1958), the case must he remanded so that counsel may file a proper petition. See Commonwealth v. Stancell, 435 Pa. 301, 256 A. 2d 798 (1969); Pa. Supreme Ct. Rule 69 (petitions for allowance of appeal must set forth particularly the questions involved and the reasons in favor of granting the petition) ; cf. Commonwealth v. Villano, 435 Pa. 273, 256 A. 2d 468 (1969).