Commonwealth v. Kretchmar

OPINION BY BENDER, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Gary L. Kretchmar, appeals pro se from the order dismissing, as untimely, his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. Appellant argues that his petition satisfied the retroactive constitutional right exception to the PCRA's timeliness requirements, Section 9545(b)(1)(iii), premised on our Supreme Court's decision in Commonwealth. v. Burton , 638 Pa. 687 , 158 A.3d 618 (2017). He also claims the PCRA court erred by dismissing his petition without a hearing. After careful review, we affirm.

This Court…