Court Opinion

ID: 9693107
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 16:22:41.106152+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:02:55.019730
License: Public Domain

*961STEVENS, J.,
Concurring.
¶ 1 I agree with the conclusion of the Majority that Appellant’s second PCRA petition was untimely and that the appeal must be quashed. However, I do not believe the Majority should address the merits concluding that Appellant “... has been denied appellate review of a clearly meritorious and reversible trial court error leading to a murder conviction...” Majority p. 957. Rather, I would merely state the conclusion of this Court in quashing the appeal, limit the Majority opinion to analysis of that particular issue and I would not offer gratuitous comments on the merits of the issues nor on the alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel.