Commonwealth v. Ortiz

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.:

Appellant, Manuel Ortiz, appeals pro se from the Order entered on August 5, 2010 dismissing his fourth petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-46, on the basis it was untimely filed. We affirm.

The PCRA court has aptly set forth the underlying facts as follows:

On the afternoon of October 26, 1994, [Appellant] left school and walked to the corner of Howard and Shippen Streets in the City of Lancaster where he planned to sell drugs and hang out with his friends. [Appellant] met with Levar Jones, a friend and classmate, and…