Winward v. State

1 38 I agree with the judgment of the court but write separately to highlight a disagreement with the majority's analysis on a threshold issue. Specifically, though I would affirm the dismissal of Winward's PCRA petition as time-barred, I would do so by expressly repudiating the "egregious injustice" exception invoked by the court.

39 We have no authority to apply such an exception. It is a remnant of a long-since repealed section of the PCRA,1 which we of course have no business reviving through our case law. Our authority to invoke exceptions not codified in the PCRA is necessarily limited…