Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/5/2007

Commonwealth v. Valentine

Citations

928 A.2d 346
2007 Pa. Super. 198
2007 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2029

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holding that, absent a breakdown in the operations of the court, a court cannot enlarge the time period for an appeal
stating, “this Court can raise jurisdictional issues sua 4 Appellant and the trial court complied with Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925. -8- J-S26018-25 sponte”
where defendant represented by counsel, “pro se post-sentence motion was a nullity, having no legal effect”
“Absent a breakdown in the operations of the court, [t]ime limitations on the taking of appeals are strictly construed and cannot be extended as a matter of grace.”
where petitioner filed untimely notice of appeal and his appeal was dismissed, his judgment of sentence became final upon expiration of time for taking the direct appeal by filing a timely notice of appeal
timeliness of appeal can be raised sua sponte because issue is jurisdictional

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Judges: Gantman, Johnson, Panella

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