Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 8/25/2015

Commonwealth v. Burton

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121 A.3d 1063
2015 WL 5076284

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concluding that “[t]he general rule” that public information cannot be ‘unknown,’ for purposes of proving the exception of section 9545(b)(1)(ii
“the presumption of access to information available in the public domain does not apply where the untimely PCRA petitioner is pro se.”
“Also relevant to our disposition is the nature of the after-discovered facts relied upon by Appellant”
“Also relevant to our disposition is the nature of the after-discovered facts relied upon by Appellant.”
“The PCRA court’s credibility determinations, when supported by the record, are binding on this Court.”
“[T]he due diligence inquiry is fact-sensitive and dependent upon the circumstances presented.” (footnote omitted)

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Judges: Gantman, Elliott, Bender, Panella, Donohue, Shogan, Mundy, Olson, Ott

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