Commonwealth v. Eller

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

The issue on this appeal is whether the Superior Court erred in applying Commonwealth v. Lantzy, 558 Pa. 214, 736 A.2d 564 (1999), a decision in which this Court unanimously held that the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., “provides the exclusive remedy for post-conviction claims seeking restoration of appellate rights due to counsel’s failure to perfect a direct appeal,” id. at 569-70, in a situation where appellant forwarded just such a claim, outside the framework of the PCRA and after the PCRA filing deadline expired, but before the…