Court Opinion

ID: 9838264
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-05 20:08:31.883156+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:45:32.885991
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                               EASTERN DISTRICT

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA                        No. 24 EM 2023

               V.

 LARRY L. BELL

 PETITION OF: GEORGE YACOUBIAN,
 JR., ESQUIRE

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

       AND NOW, this 5th day of September, 2023, in consideration of the Motion to

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

Philadelphia County to determine whether to permit Attorney George Yacoubian to

withdraw. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 904 ( providing that PCRA counsel's appointment continues

through all avenues of appeal, including allocatur review); see also Pa.R.Crim.P. 120

(specifying that appointed counsel may not withdraw absent leave of court). In the event

Attorney Yacoubian is permitted to withdraw, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia

County is to resolve any related questions, including whether Larry L. Bell is entitled to

appointment of another counsel on allocatur review.

       The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County is DIRECTED to enter its

order on remand within 90 days and to promptly notify this_ Court of its decision.
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