Taylor v. State

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 In this appeal we decide whether the district court correctly granted the State's motion to dismiss Von Lester Taylor's second petition for post-conviction relief The district court held that all of Taylor's claims1 were procedurally barred under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) because they were raised, or could have been, but were not, raised in a prior proceeding. Because Taylor has failed to establish that his claims could not have been raised in a prior proceeding and has failed to meet any statutory or common law exceptions to…