Commonwealth v. Cruz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 2004-06-22

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OPINION Justice CASTILLE. In this appeal under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., the issue is whether a petitioner’s alleged mental incompetence during which the statutory period for filing a PCRA petition expired may trigger the “after-discovered evidence” exception to the PCRA time-bar. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1)(ii). We hold that mental inco…

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