Case Title: Commonwealth v. Ward-Green, L. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

Citation: 

Docket Number: 272 WAL 2016

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LAKISHA MARIE WARD-GREEN, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : No. 272 WAL 2016 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner are: (1) Whether the exception to the timeliness requirement of the PCRA for after-discovered facts requires the petitioner to file her PCRA Petition before verifying unknown, but suspected, facts through expert analysis. (2) Whether the Court of Common Pleas’ determination of the deadline to file a PCRA petition for after-discovered evidence is entitled to deference by the Superior Court.