Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/19/2002

Commonwealth v. Butler

Citations

812 A.2d 631
571 Pa. 441
2002 Pa. LEXIS 2809

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holding that “Rule 1925 is not satisfied when an appellant merely mails his Rule 1925(b) statement to the presiding judge[; r]ather, Rule 1925(b
holding that “Rule 1925 is not satisfied when an appellant merely mails his Rule 1925(b) statement to the presiding judge[; r]ather, Rule 1925(b
concluding that the appellant waived his issues where he provided the trial court with his concise statement, but did not file the statement with the clerk of courts
holding that “Appellant’s failure to comply with the PCRA court’s order to file a Rule 1925(b) statement resulted in the automatic waiver of any issues he may have raised on appeal”
holding any issue not included in a 1925(b) statement will be deemed waived
finding “Superior Court properly deemed [a]ppellant’s issues waived under Rule 1925, notwithstanding that the Commonwealth never briefed or argued Rule 1925 waiver”

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

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