COM. v. YARRIS


557 Pa. 12 (1999)

731 A.2d 581

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Nicholas YARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 21, 1999.

Reargument Denied September 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brett Dunham, Philadelphia, for N. Yarris.

Sheldon Kovak, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition seeking relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, in a capital case. Concluding that the petition was untimely, we affirm.

I. Background

On July 1, 1982, a jury convicted Appellant, Nicholas Yarris, of kidnapping, rape, robbery, and first degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of Linda Craig, a salesperson at...

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