Commonwealth v. CEO

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 Walter Ceo appeals the order entered December 17, 2001, dismissing his current petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. Ceo’s petition, nominally his fourth, sought reinstatement, nunc pro tunc, of his right to direct appeal. The trial court concluded that the petition was untimely because Ceo filed the petition more than thirty days after his judgment of sentence became final. We conclude, in the interest of justice, that Ceo’s current PCRA petition is an extension of litigation of his timely first petition and is not, therefore,…