Commonwealth v. Bennett

930 A.2d 1264 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Tony L. BENNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted January 19, 2006.

Decided August 23, 2007.

Mitchell S. Strutin, Philadelphia, for Tony L. Bennett.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Before CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN, FITZGERALD, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

The issue before the Court is whether Appellant is entitled to reinstatement of his Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA")[1] appeal rights nunc pro tunc in a second…