IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : Nos. 85 and 86 MM 2021
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DAVID NORMAN MURPHY :
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PETITION OF: ERIC J. FILER, ESQUIRE :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 2nd day of December, 2021, in consideration of the Application to
Withdraw Appearance, this matter is REMANDED to the Court of Common Pleas of
Schuylkill County for that court to determine whether Attorney Eric J. Filer should be
granted leave to withdraw. See Pa.R.Crim.P. 120(B) (providing that an attorney may not
unilaterally withdraw his or her appearance with respect to a criminal defendant; rather,
a court must determine whether leave to withdraw is warranted). In the event the court
permits Attorney Filer to withdraw, the court is ORDERED to determine whether David
Norman Murphy is entitled to appointment of another attorney for purposes of allocatur
review.
The Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County is ORDERED to enter its order
regarding this remand within 90 days and to notify this Court promptly of its determination.
Commonwealth v. Murphy, D. of: Filer, E.
Combined Opinion