Commonwealth v. Saunders

OPINION BY

LAZARUS, J.

Gregory R. Saunders appeals from the order, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, dismissing as untimely his second petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”).1 We affirm.

On August 17, 2004, a jury convicted Saunders of robbery, burglary, firearms not to be carried without a license, and criminal conspiracy based on his participation in a home invasion robbery in Chester. The trial court sentenced him to 19 to 38 years’ incarceration on November 23, 2004. Saunders filed a timely notice of appeal on December 21, 2004, and…