COMMONWEALTH v. HOWARD

No. 2821 EDA 2019.

249 A.3d 1229 (2021)

2021 PA Super 75

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Melvin HOWARD, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ayanna Williams , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Lawrence J. Goode , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Emily P. Daly , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Shawn D. Baldwin , Philadelphia City Counsel, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., KUNSELMAN, J., and PELLEGRINI, J..


Appellant, Melvin Howard, appeals from the order dismissing his untimely petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we affirm.

The facts underlying Appellant's conviction are not germane to this appeal. The PCRA court described the...

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