Commonwealth v. Carr

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Michael Carr, asks us to determine whether the trial court erred when it denied his PCRA petition as untimely without affording him a healing. We hold that Appellant’s PCRA petition is untimely as it was filed more than one year from the date Appellant’s conviction became final. We also hold that Appellant’s recent discovery of trial counsel’s failure to file a direct appeal on his behalf does not meet any exception to the PCRA’s timeliness requirements. Accordingly, we affirm the order denying PCRA relief.

¶2 The relevant facts and procedural history of this appeal…