Court Opinion

ID: 9370209
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-02-10 21:09:22.3267+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:16:20.097356
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                                MIDDLE DISTRICT

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA                    : No. 103 MM 2022
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 CLIFF CROSBY                                    :
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 PETITION OF: SPENCER H.C. BRADLEY,              :
 ESQUIRE                                         :

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

       AND NOW, this 10th day of February, 2023, in consideration of the Application to

Withdraw as Counsel, this matter is REMANDED to the Court of Common Pleas of

Dauphin County for that court to determine whether to grant Attorney Spencer H.C.

Bradley leave to withdraw.

       A criminal defense attorney’s duty of representation continues until a court permits

the attorney to withdraw. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 120(B)(1) (specifying that counsel for a

criminal “defendant may not withdraw his or her appearance except by leave of court”).

In the absence of a court’s permission to withdraw, the lawyer’s duty of representation

continues through review in this Court. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 122(B)(2) and Comment.

       In the event the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County permits Attorney

Bradley to withdraw, the court is to resolve any other related questions, including whether

to appoint counsel to represent Cliff Crosby on allocatur review.

       The Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County is DIRECTED to enter its order

on remand within 90 days and to inform this Court promptly of its determination.