Commonwealth v. Dickerson

OPINION BY

ORIE MELVIN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Charles Dickerson, appeals from the order entered March 1, 2005, dismissing his fifth collateral petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. The petition was dismissed without a hearing, following proper notice, on the basis of untimeliness. We affirm.

¶ 2 The facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows. On August 12, 1980, Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and possessing an instrument of crime following a non-jury trial. He was sentenced on November 12, 1980, to life…