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COMMONWEALTH v. DIAZ

No. 893 MDA 2017.

2018 PA Super 101

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, v. WILLIAM PEREZ DIAZ, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 30, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Chapman Christy , ACLU of Pennsylvania, Mary Catherine Roper , American Civil Liberties Union of PA, Jacqueline Michele Lesser , Kevin Matthew Bovard , Baker & Hostetler LLP, for Appellant, William Perez Diaz.

Stephen G. Harvey , Steve Harvey Law LLC, for Amicus, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network and Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Robert J. LaRocca , Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., for Amicus, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel.

Matthew R. Mellon , Lebanon County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: STABILE, J., NICHOLS, J., and RANSOM, J.

Appellant William Perez Diaz appeals from the order holding him in contempt and imprisoning him for failure to pay court-ordered fines and costs. Appellant challenges whether the trial court erred by not appointing him counsel and without making a finding of fact that he had the financial ability to pay. Because the court...

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