Com. v. Howard, M.

J-S56012-20

2021 PA Super 75

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA : v. : : : MELVIN HOWARD : : Appellant : No. 2821 EDA 2019 Appeal from the PCRA Order Entered September 11, 2019 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP-51-CR-0304271-1988 BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., KUNSELMAN, J., and PELLEGRINI, J.* OPINION BY BENDER, P.J.E.: FILED APRIL 20, 2021 Appellant, Melvin Howard, appeals from the order dismissing his untimely petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. After careful…