Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/26/2008

Commonwealth v. Brown

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943 A.2d 264
596 Pa. 354
2008 Pa. LEXIS 264

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holding that where defendant did not file a timely appeal, PCRA time limits run from the expiration of time for seeking such review
holding that when no direct appeal is filed, the one-year period allowed for the filing of a PCRA petition commences upon the actual expiration of the time period allowed for seeking direct review
holding that the time- period for filing a PCRA petition commences at the conclusion of direct review, or the expiration of the time for seeking review, when a sentence becomes final for PCRA purposes
stating that “it is now well settled that there is no generalized equitable exception to the jurisdictional one-year time bar pertaining to post-conviction petitions.”
noting that “it is now well settled that there is no -2- J-S21014-19 Court’s Recusal from Hearing ‘Judicial Bias’ (Miscarriage of Justice
holding expiration of time period for seeking direct review, and not appellate dismissal of untimely notice of appeal filed within one-year, triggers PCRA’s one-year limitation period

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Baldwin

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