Commonwealth v. Renchenski

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 25, 2010

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2010-10-25

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently August 2011

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“1. Whether the Superior Court erred in concluding that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543(b) of the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) applies to delay in litigating a pending PCRA petition? 2. What obligation, if any, does a petitioner have to seek expeditious litigation of his PCRA petition?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 2011 Pa. Super. 144 - Commonwealth v. Weatherill

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Decided 2010-10-25

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¶1 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2 AND NOW, this 25th day of October, 2010, the Application for Leave to File Supplement to Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED. The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the following issues:

1. Whether the Superior Court erred in concluding that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543(b) of the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) applies to delay in litigating a pending PCRA petition?

2. What obligation, if any, does a petitioner have to seek expeditious litigation of his PCRA petition?

¶3 The trial court is directed to appoint counsel to assist Petitioner with this appeal.