PCRA Counsel • PCRA Petition • Right to Assistance of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Cherry, PICS Case No. 17-0206 (Pa. Super. Feb. 6, 2017) Dubow, J. (7 pages).
PCRA court erred in dismissing appellant’s PCRA petition because appellant’s appointed PCRA counsel did not file an amended PCRA petition after appellant filed a pro se petition or seek to withdraw pursuant to Turner/Finley and appellant’s agreement to submit his case based on his pro se filings after an eight-minute hearing was a denial of his right to assistance of counsel. Vacated and remanded.
