COM. v. VEGA


754 A.2d 714 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Jose VEGA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Vega, appellant, pro se.

Catherine L. Marshall, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before KELLY, J., CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus, and BROSKY, J.


CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus.

¶ 1 Jose Vega appeals, pro se, from the order entered July 19, 1999, disposing of his second petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 ("PCRA" or "the Act"). Vega's petition was dismissed on the basis of untimeliness, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9545. We affirm.

¶ 2 In May of 1991, Vega shot and killed his paramour's husband in the presence of witnesses...

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