Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/24/2007

Commonwealth v. Burton

Citations

936 A.2d 521
2007 Pa. Super. 319
2007 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3544

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holding that “exceptions to the time bar must be pled in the PCRA petition, and may not be raised for the first time on appeal”
recognizing that “there is no ‘miscarriage of justice’ standard exception to the time requirements of the PCRA.”
concluding that this Court lacked jurisdiction to review any claims in an untimely petition that did not set forth any exceptions to the time bar, despite raising them on appeal
holding that the appellant’s attempt to invoke the government interference exception to the PCRA time-bar based upon a letter he received from an assistant district attorney was “tardy” and did not warrant relief because he received the letter 15 years prior
stating that “the courts of Pennsylvania will only entertain a ‘miscarriage of justice’ claim when the initial timeliness requirement is met.”
stating that exceptions to the time-bar must be pled in the petition and may not be raised for the first time on appeal

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Judges: Panella, Popovich

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