Commonwealth v. Sanchez

OPINION BY LAZARUS, J.:

Virgilio Sanchez, a/k/a Roberto Molino, appeals pro se from the trial court's order dismissing, as untimely, his fifth petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541 - 9546. After review, we affirm.

In 1997, Sanchez was convicted of first-degree murder 1 and possessing an instrument of crime (PIC), 2 after shooting and fatally wounding the victim, execution-style, in a Philadelphia bar. Sanchez was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, plus a consecutive term of 2½ to 5 years in prison for PIC. He filed an unsuccessful direct…