Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Staton, A., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 2018No. 735 CAPPublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

JUSTICE MUNDY

Appellant, Andre Staton, appeals from the February 2, 2017 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County, dismissing as untimely, his petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. After careful review, we affirm.

This Court has previously recited the underlying facts of Staton's case in our opinions disposing of his direct appeal, as well as his first PCRA appeal. See generally Commonwealth v. Staton , 614 Pa. 487 , 38 A.3d 785 (2012) ( Staton I );…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BennettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. Gamboa-TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Burton, S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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3Cited by106 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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  3. Commonwealth v. Robinson, A., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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  5. Com. v. Abuhadba, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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