Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/19/2000

Commonwealth v. Bronshtein

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752 A.2d 868
561 Pa. 611
2000 Pa. LEXIS 1525

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holding that the newly discovered facts exception is not satisfied by allegation that “facts” which form basis of claim were not knowable until present counsel advised defendant
concluding appellant cannot couch claim in terms of counsel’s ineffectiveness to obtain merits review of untimely PCRA petition
stating that it is the petitioner’s burden to plead and prove that one of the exceptions applies
couching claim in terms of ineffective assistance of prior counsel does not establish section 9545(b)(1)(ii) exception to PCRA one-year time limitation, which exception allows untimely claims when facts were unknown
after-discovered evidence exception not satisfied by allegation that facts which form basis of claim were not knowable until present counsel advised defendant

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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