Commonwealth v. Ramos

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• noting that “a first-time PCRA petitioner[,] whose petition appears untimely on its face[,] is entitled to representation for assistance in determining whether the petition is timely or whether any exception to the normal time requirements is applicable.”
• holding first-time petitioner for post-conviction review whose petition appears untimely on its face is entitled to representation for assistance in determining whether the petition is timely or whether any exception to the normal time requirements is applicable
• reiterating -5- J-S48016-20 that although a PCRA petition may appear to be untimely and petitioner may appear to be ineligible for relief, “counsel … may be able to overcome both of those hurdles through an examination of all of the relevant circumstances”
• “a first-time PCRA petitioner whose petition appears untimely on its face is entitled to representation for assistance in determining whether the petition 1 This section, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1
• “[A] first-time PCRA petitioner whose petition appears untimely on its face is entitled to representation for assistance in determining whether the petition is timely or whether any exception to the normal time requirements is applicable.”
• “[A]lthough Appellant’s petition appears to be untimely and he appears to be ineligible for PCRA relief, counsel for Appellant may be able to overcome both of those hurdles through an examination of all of the relevant circumstances.”

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Commonwealth v. Kelsey
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-03-22· cited 55×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Guthrie
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-03-16· cited 119×
• Commonwealth v. Stout
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-07-06· cited 32×