Commonwealth v. Porter

*514 ORDER

Chief Justice CASTILLE.1

AND NOW, this 19th day of January, 2012, upon review of Appellant’s Motion for Recusal and the Commonwealth’s Reply in Opposition to the Motion, the Motion for Recusal is DENIED.

OPINION

Appellant Ernest Porter, a death-sentenced prisoner, appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying as untimely his serial petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546; the pleading raised a claim under Brady v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963).2 After the appeal was briefed on the…