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Com. v. Speight

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Dec 28, 2009
604 Pa. 492 (Pa. 2009)

Opinion

No. 551 CAP.

December 28, 2009.

No. 551 CAP, Appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, entered on April 26, 2007, at No. CP-51-CR-1036271-1992.

Prior report: Pa.Com.Pl., 2007 WL 6875791.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 28th day of December, 2009, the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County is affirmed. See Commonwealth v. Marshall, 596 Pa. 587, 947 A.2d 714 (2008) (holding that a post-conviction petitioner has 60 days from the date of publication of 1997 Philadelphia Magazine article to raise claims based thereon under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)); Commonwealth v. Fahy, 598 Pa. 584, 959 A.2d 312 (2008) (same).


Summaries of

Com. v. Speight

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Dec 28, 2009
604 Pa. 492 (Pa. 2009)
Case details for

Com. v. Speight

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee Melvin SPEIGHT, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

Date published: Dec 28, 2009

Citations

604 Pa. 492 (Pa. 2009)
986 A.2d 759

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