Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr.

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• stating that the PCRA generally “encompasses all other common law and statutory remedies . . . including habeas corpus. . . .”
• noting that although a legality of sentence is always subject to review within the PCRA, claims must still first satisfy the PCRA’s time limits or one of the exceptions thereto
• reaffirming Murphy and holding that trial court lacked jurisdiction to reach merits of untimely PCRA petition
• stating, “so long as a pleading falls within the ambit of the PCRA, the [PCRA] court should treat any pleading filed after the judgment of sentence is final as a PCRA petition”
• construing claims challenging the legality of sentence as subject to review within PCRA
• affirming the Wrecks’ holding that regardless of how a filing is titled, a petition should be treated as filed under the PCRA if it is filed after the judgment of sentence becomes final and seeks relief provided under the PCRA

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Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Com. v. Fantauzzi, R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-04-27· cited 99×
• Com. v. Hagan, D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-12-06· cited 23×
• Com. v. Powell, H.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-02-17· cited 21×
• Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-12· cited 1×
• Com. v. Keys, B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-12-13

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Fahy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-08-27· cited 1,072×
• Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-07-19· cited 899×
• Commonwealth v. Taylor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-19· cited 800×
• Commonwealth v. Jackson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-13· cited 425×
• Commonwealth v. Neiman
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-12-16· cited 231×
• Commonwealth v. Abdul-Salaam
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-13· cited 223×
• Commonwealth v. Murphy
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-02-20· cited 199×
• Commonwealth, Aplt v. Descares
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-03-29· cited 173×
• Commonwealth v. Walters
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-02-19· cited 159×
• Commonwealth v. Jones
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-08-23· cited 144×
• Commonwealth v. Kutnyak
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-13· cited 114×
• Commonwealth v. Wojtaszek
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-02· cited 79×
• Commonwealth v. Concordia
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-07-23· cited 77×
• Com. v. Torres, W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-11-25· cited 50×
• Com.. v. Moore, L.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-10-23· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Slotcavage
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-12-13· cited 22×
• Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-12· cited 1×

Other cases named Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-12· cited 1×