Commonwealth v. Whaley

TAMILIA, Judge:

This appeal is from a denial of a PCHA petition and involves PCHA counsel’s motion to withdraw on the grounds that the appeal is frivolous. Following an initial Order from the panel granting counsel’s petition to with*26draw, but remanding for appointment of new counsel, we now affirm that portion of our September 6, 1988 Order which granted counsel’s petition to withdraw but reverse that portion remanding for appointment of new counsel to proceed with appellant’s appeal on his post-conviction relief action.

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