Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 8/23/2007

Commonwealth v. Jones

Citations

932 A.2d 179
2007 Pa. Super. 255
2007 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2689

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holding that a claim challenging legality of sentence “cannot be considered waived for purposes of the PCRA”
holding that where a petitioner files an untimely PCRA petition raising a legality of sentence claim, the jurisdictional limits of the PCRA render the claim incapable of review
holding that where a petitioner files an untimely PCRA petition raising a legality of sentence claim, the jurisdictional limits of the PCRA render the claim incapable of review
holding that where a petitioner files an untimely PCRA petition raising a legality of sentence claim, the jurisdictional limits of the PCRA render the claim incapable of review
holding that, when the Superior Court did not address the merits of a claim that had been insufficiently developed on direct appeal, the issue is not deemed previously litigated for purposes of the PCRA
recognizing - 14 - J-S58023-16 that trial court error had to be pursued on direct appeal or the defendant would forego the opportunity to litigate it

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Judges: Stevens, Klein and Colville

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