Commonwealth v. Walters

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.E.:

Appellant Janael Walters appeals from the order of the Honorable Fred A. Pier-antoni of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County dismissing Appellant’s second petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”) 1 as untimely filed. PCRA appellate counsel has filed a petition to withdraw and a no-merit letter pursuant to Commonwealth v. Turner, 518 Pa. 491, 544 A.2d 927 (1988) and Commonwealth v. Finley, 379 Pa.Super. 390, 550 A.2d 213 (1988) (en banc). We grant counsel’s petition to withdraw and affirm the order dismissing Appellant’s PCRA petition.

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