Erica Murphy v. Dempsey Walters

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• concluding that a prison lockdown did not qualify for the government interference exception to the PCRA time-bar where the lockdown did not involve the entire relevant time
• stating that without assertion of illegality on part of government officials, restriction on access to prison resources does not qualify as governmental interference to time-bar exception
• stating that without assertion of illegality on part of government officials, restriction on access to prison resources does not qualify as governmental interference to time-bar exception
• finding that prison lockdowns did not qualify for the government interference exception to the PCRA time bar, since they did not encompass the entire relevant time frame
• explaining that, while Bankhead asserted that he was “unable at times to access the prison library,” his petition did not qualify under the governmental interference exception to the PCRA time-bar “without an assertion of illegality on the part of government officials”
• deeming date of filing by prisoner as date on certificate of service pursuant to prisoner mailbox rule

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