Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Ricky Dean WHITNEY, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2003-11-12
Citations: 575 Pa. 162
Docket Number: Appeal No. 109 MAL 2003
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Ricky Dean WHITNEY, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 575
Pages: 162–163

Head Matter:
835 A.2d 706
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Ricky Dean WHITNEY, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Nov. 12, 2003.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
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, 573 Pa. 375, 825 A.2d 630 (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.
Justice SAYLOR dissents.