Brewer v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

In this rather unusual proceeding, the Centre County Public Defender Office (Centre) seeks relief from an order of our Court dated February 6, 1985 directing that office to enter an appearance on behalf of Mr. Kent Allen Brewer (Brewer) who had filed an appeal with this Court from the denial of administrative relief by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board). We affirm our order of February 6, 1985 with certain modifications.

Only a brief description of the background of this case is necessary to focus upon the narrow issue presented. Brewer was arrested…