Title: Commonwealth v. Whitney (Summary Disposition)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. RICKY DEAN WHITNEY, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : No. 109 MAL 2003 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: November 12, 2003 AND NOW, this 12th day of November, 2003, the above-captioned Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby granted, the order of the Superior Court is reversed, see Commonwealth v. Liebel, 825 A.2d 630 (Pa. 2003), and the matter is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County to hold an evidentiary hearing on the timeliness of Petitioner’s petition filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541- 9546. Mr. Justice Saylor dissents.