Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Robinson, A., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 20, 2016No. 715 CAPPublishedCited by 241 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice BAER.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (“PCRA court”), dismissing as untimely a second petition filed by Antyane Robinson (“Appel lant”) pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. Acknowledging that current Pennsylvania jurisprudence renders his petition time-barred, Appellant requests that we create an equitable exception to the PCRA’s timeliness requirements. For the reasons set forth herein, we decline Appellant’s invitation and affirm the PCRA court’s dismissal of his petition as untimely…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Trevino v. ThalerSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. FahySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. FordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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3Cited by241 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. FennellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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