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COM. v. STOCK

545 Pa. 13 (1996)

679 A.2d 760

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Christopher STOCK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Love, Tannersville, for Stock.

Michael Ryan, Stroudsburg, for Commonwealth.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether an appeal nunc pro tunc should be granted to a defendant in a summary criminal case where his privately retained attorney failed to perfect a timely appeal to the Court of Common Pleas.

The facts which gave rise to this case are as follows. On May 13, 1994, a state trooper filed three traffic citations against Christopher Stock (hereinafter...

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