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COM. v. LITTLE

716 A.2d 1287 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ellery LITTLE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellery Little, Pro Se, appellant.

Peter J. Garnder, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before JOHNSON, OLSZEWSKI and BECK, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

In this appeal we hold that "prisoner mailbox rule" is applicable to petitions under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 (PCRA). The prisoner mailbox rule provides that the date of delivery of the PCRA petition by the defendant to the proper prison authority or to a prison mailbox is considered the date of filing the petition.

Appellant Ellery Little appeals pro se...

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