Topic: the pcra timeliness requirements are jurisdictional in natu… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 34 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Commonwealth v. Flanagan.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Commonwealth v. Flanagan Anchor
pa · 2004
green “the pcra timeliness requirements are jurisdictional in nature and, accordingly, a court cannot hear untimely pcra petitions.” 19
2 Commonwealth v. Wilson
pasuperct · 2003
green “since appellant's pcra petition is untimely, our review focuses on whether appellant has pled and proven that one of the three limited exceptions to the timeliness requirements of the pcra apply.” 8
3 Commonwealth v. Pursell
pa · 2000
green “the courts have no jurisdiction to grant him relief unless he can plead and prove that one of the exceptions to the time bar provided in 42 pa.cons.stat.ann. 9545(b)(1)(i)-(iii) applies.” 4

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