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Commonwealth v. Scott

SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Feb 18, 2021
249 A.3d 1160 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

Summary

determining counsel's per se ineffectiveness for failure to file timely petition for allowance of appeal may constitute newly-discovered fact under Section 9545(b) ; concluding, nevertheless, that petitioner failed to plead and prove that he was unaware of status and procedural posture of his appeal or that he could not have discovered counsel's failure to file timely petition earlier through exercise of due diligence

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Martinez

Opinion

No. 1598 WDA 2019

02-18-2021

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Daniel SCOTT, Appellant


Non-Precedential Decision

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Affirmed.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Scott

SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Feb 18, 2021
249 A.3d 1160 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

determining counsel's per se ineffectiveness for failure to file timely petition for allowance of appeal may constitute newly-discovered fact under Section 9545(b) ; concluding, nevertheless, that petitioner failed to plead and prove that he was unaware of status and procedural posture of his appeal or that he could not have discovered counsel's failure to file timely petition earlier through exercise of due diligence

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Martinez
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Scott

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. JOSEPH DANIEL SCOTT Appellant

Court:SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Feb 18, 2021

Citations

249 A.3d 1160 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

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