Commonwealth v. Rouse

OPINION BY BENDER, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Devin Rouse, appeals from the order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus (" Habeas Petition"), which the lower court treated as an untimely petition filed pursuant the Post-Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. After careful review, we affirm.

The facts underlying Appellant's 2005 conviction for second-degree murder, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, and possessing an instrument of crime are not germane to this appeal. After Appellant filed a direct appeal, this Court affirmed his judgment of sentence on April…