Commonwealth v. Fenati

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from the opinion and order of the Superior Court affirming the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County’s denial of Appellant’s petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq. The sole issue with which we are concerned in this matter is the proper definition of the term “year” for purposes of determining whether the timeliness requirements of the PCRA have been satisfied. For the following reasons, we now reverse.

In 1988, Appellant was convicted of second degree murder1, kidnapping and…