Commonwealth v. Powell

DEL SOLE, President Judge.

¶ 1 Appellants/brothers Robert and Paul Powell appeal pro se from the Orders entered March 16, 2000, in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas denying their petitions for collateral relief brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541 et seq. Because we conclude that Appellants have not been afforded their right to counsel under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 904 (formerly Pa.R.Crim.P. 1504), we remand for the appointment of counsel. 1

¶ 2 The facts underlying Appellants’ 1991 convictions of first degree murder and…