Commonwealth v. Ward-Green, L.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Ward-Green, L., 164 A.3d 462 (Pa. 2016)
2016 WL 7386799; 2016 Pa. LEXIS 2842
Per Curiam

Commonwealth v. Ward-Green, L.

Opinion

*463 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Lakisha Marie WARD-GREEN, Petitioner
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published