Commonwealth v. Robinson, A., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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