Opinion
2013-09-4
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Todd ALLEN, Respondent.
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, No. 35 EAL 2013.
Prior report: Pa.Cmwlth., 59 A.3d 677.
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?