Title: Commonwealth v. Rienzi (Concurring Opinion)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 8 EAP 2002
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: March 19, 2003

[J-206-2002] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant v. ANTHONY RIENZI, Appellee : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 8 EAP 2002 Appeal form the Order of the Superior Court entered March 20, 2001 at No. 1468 EDA 2000, reversing the Order entered April 20, 2000 in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, at No. 9412-0442 4/7 SUBMITTED: October 11, 2002 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE NIGRO DECIDED: March 19, 2003 Given this Court's strict adherence to the PCRA's time requirements, I am constrained to concur in the result reached by the majority. I also note that although I find Appellee's allegations that counsel withdrew his first PCRA petition without his consent to be disconcerting, the fact remains that the withdrawal occurred while there was still time remaining in the PCRA's one-year filing limit and Appellee failed to file another petition within that time period.