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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545 (2026)

Jurisdiction and proceedings.

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§ 9545. Jurisdiction and proceedings.

(a) Original jurisdiction.--Original jurisdiction over a proceeding under this subchapter shall be in the court of common pleas. No court shall have authority to entertain a request for any form of relief in anticipation of the filing of a petition under this subchapter.

(b) Time for filing petition.--

(1) Any petition under this subchapter, including a second or subsequent petition, shall be filed within one year of the date the judgment becomes final, unless the petition alleges and the petitioner proves that:

(i) the failure to raise the claim previously was the result of interference by government officials with the presentation of the claim in violation of the Constitution or laws of this Commonwealth or the Constitution or laws of the United States;

(ii) the facts upon which the claim is predicated were unknown to the petitioner and could not have been ascertained by the exercise of due diligence; or

(iii) the right asserted is a constitutional right that was recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States or the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after the time period provided in this section and has been held by that court to apply retroactively.

(2) Any petition invoking an exception provided in paragraph (1) shall be filed within one year of the date the claim could have been presented.

(3) For purposes of this subchapter, a judgment becomes final at the conclusion of direct review, including discretionary review in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, or at the expiration of time for seeking the review.

(4) For purposes of this subchapter, "government officials" shall not include defense counsel, whether appointed or retained.

(c) Stay of execution.--

(1) No court shall have the authority to issue a stay of execution in any case except as allowed under this subchapter.

(2) Except for first petitions filed under this subchapter by defendants whose sentences have been affirmed on direct appeal by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania between January 1, 1994, and January 1, 1996, no stay may be issued unless a petition for postconviction relief which meets all the requirements of this subchapter has been filed and is pending and the petitioner makes a strong showing of likelihood of success on the merits.

(3) If a stay of execution is granted, all limitations periods set forth under sections 9574 (relating to answer to petition), 9575 (relating to disposition without evidentiary hearing) and 9576 (relating to evidentiary hearing) shall apply to the litigation of the petition.

(d) Evidentiary hearing.--

(1) The following apply:

(i) Where a petitioner requests an evidentiary hearing, the petition shall include a certification signed by each intended witness stating the witness's name, address, date of birth and substance of testimony and shall include any documents material to that witness's testimony.

(ii) If a petitioner is unable to obtain the signature of a witness under subparagraph (i), the petitioner shall include a certification, signed by the petitioner or counsel, stating the witness's name, address, date of birth and substance of testimony. In lieu of including the witness's name and address in the certification under this subparagraph, counsel may provide the witness's name and address directly to the Commonwealth. The certification under this subparagraph shall include any documents material to the witness's testimony and specify the basis of the petitioner's information regarding the witness and the petitioner's efforts to obtain the witness's signature. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to contravene any applicable attorney-client privilege between the petitioner and postconviction counsel.

(iii) Failure to substantially comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall render the proposed witness's testimony inadmissible.

(2) No discovery, at any stage of proceedings under this subchapter, shall be permitted except upon leave of court with a showing of exceptional circumstances.

(3) When a claim for relief is based on an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel as a ground for relief, any privilege concerning counsel's representation as to that issue shall be automatically terminated.

(Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.; Nov. 17, 1995, 1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1118, No.32, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.894, No.146, eff. 60 days)

2018 Amendment. Act 146 amended subsecs. (b)(2) and (d)(1). Section 3 of Act 146 provided that the amendment of subsec. (b)(2) shall apply only to claims arising one year before the effective date of section 3 or thereafter.

Suspension by Court Order. Subsecs. (c)(3) and (d)(2) were suspended August 11, 1997, S.Ct. Order.

Cross References. Section 9545 is referred to in section 9543.1 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3,520 cases (991 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Bennett, 930 A.2d 1264 (Pa. 2007).

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Commonwealth v. Bennett, 930 A.2d 1264 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 34× “Under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545, as amended in 1995, any PCRA petition, including a second or subsequent one, must be filed within one year of the date the judgment of sentence becomes final.”

Commonwealth v. Burton, S., 158 A.3d 618 (Pa. 2017). · cites it 20× “7 Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545, as amended in 1995, any PCRA petition, including a second or subsequent one, must be filed within one year of the date the judgment of sentence becomes final.”

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 25× “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

Commonwealth v. Haag, 809 A.2d 271 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 34× “Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the indeterminate stay requested by appellant and approved by the dissenting opinion is not authorized by the PCRA, which is the authority under which appellant seeks relief. In addition to the fact that the PCRA does not specifically…”

Commonwealth v. Lark, 746 A.2d 585 (Pa. 2000). · cites it 30× “Appellant fails to assert that either of these claims fall within any of the exceptions to the time bar under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). Thus, these claims are untimely.”

Commonwealth v. Mitchell, W., 141 A.3d 1277 (Pa. 2016). · cites it 16× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1). For purposes of the PCRA, “a judgment becomes final at the conclusion of direct review, including discretionary review in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, or at the expiration of time for seeking the…”

Commonwealth v. Chmiel, D., 173 A.3d 617 (Pa. 2017). · cites it 20× “42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). [J-21-2017] - 3 features or characteristics [he found] in that particular hair.”

Commonwealth v. Morris, 822 A.2d 684 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 32× “First, we explained that a claimant must demonstrate that his or her underlying petition is timely or, when untimely, that it falls within one of the exceptions to the time requirement pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1) and that it was filed "within 60 days of the date the…”

Commonwealth v. Hackett, 956 A.2d 978 (Pa. 2008). · cites it 20× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). I write separately only to address a concern with the PCRA court's approach to the Batson claim and the Atkins [3] claim, and to address a point made in Mr.”

Pace v. DiGuglielmo, 544 U.S. 408 (2005). · cites it 10× “On December 3, 1998, the state appellate court agreed, explaining that none of Pace's several claims fell within the three statutory exceptions to untimeliness contained in 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545 (b) (1998). The state appellate court's conclusion became final on July 29, 1999.”

Commonwealth v. Burton, 121 A.3d 1063 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). · cites it 19× “2d at 1267 ; 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1). There are three statutory exceptions: (b) Time for filing petition.”

Commonwealth v. Natividad, R., 200 A.3d 11 (Pa. 2019). · cites it 16× “3d 339 , 345 (2013), citing 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). These limitations are mandatory and jurisdictional in nature.”

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(1): 1 case

Com. v. Westover, J., No. 1627 WDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 12, 2016).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(B): 1 case

Com. v. Vidra, G., No. 872 EDA 2019 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 31, 2020).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(D)(1): 1 case

Com. v. McDonald, J., 222 A.3d 859 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a): 45 cases

Commonwealth v. Ligons, 971 A.2d 1125 (Pa. 2009).

Commonwealth v. Morris, 771 A.2d 721 (Pa. 2001).

Commonwealth v. Burton, 936 A.2d 521 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007).

Commonwealth v. Martorano, 89 A.3d 301 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).

Commonwealth v. Moore, 805 A.2d 1212 (Pa. 2002).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(1)(i): 1 case

Com. v. Daniels, J., No. 1298 MDA 2025 (Pa. Super. Ct. June 4, 2026).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(1)(ii): 2 cases

Com. v. Payne, J., No. 1140 WDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 3, 2023).

Com. v. Dartoe, T., No. 1985 EDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 3, 2026).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(2): 1 case

Com. v. Leonhauser, W., No. 3968 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 3, 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(2)(ii): 3 cases

Com. v. Fowler, T., No. 170 WDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 8, 2020).

Com. v. Rickrode, J., No. 734 MDA 2021 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 15, 2022).

Com. v. Solice, R., No. 1584 EDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 13, 2021).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(2)(vi): 1 case

Com. v. Leonhauser, W., No. 3968 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 3, 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(3): 6 cases

Commonwealth v. Busanet, 54 A.3d 35 (Pa. 2012).

Holman v. Gillis, 58 F. Supp. 2d 587 (E.D. Pa. 1999).

Commonwealth v. Grosso, 2 Pa. D. & C.5th 481 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 2008).

Com. v. Isaac, P., No. 1797 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 19, 2016).

Com. v. Helsel, D., No. 315 WDA 2018 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 14, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(8): 1 case

Commonwealth v. Busanet, 54 A.3d 35 (Pa. 2012).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(b): 1 case

Com. v. Dale, L., No. 3565 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 17, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(b)(1)(3): 1 case

Com. v. Mann, S., No. 262 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 8, 2016).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(a)(b)(I)(iii): 1 case

Com. v. Addams, D., No. 1334 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b): 605 cases

Commonwealth v. Chmiel, D., 173 A.3d 617 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). [J-21-2017] - 3 features or characteristics [he found] in that particular hair.”

Commonwealth v. Robinson, 837 A.2d 1157 (Pa. 2003).

Commonwealth v. Sam, 952 A.2d 565 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Holmes, 79 A.3d 562 (Pa. 2013).

Commonwealth v. Brown, 943 A.2d 264 (Pa. 2008).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1): 1774 cases

Commonwealth v. Burton, S., 158 A.3d 618 (Pa. 2017). “7 Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545, as amended in 1995, any PCRA petition, including a second or subsequent one, must be filed within one year of the date the judgment of sentence becomes final.”

Commonwealth v. Wharton, 886 A.2d 1120 (Pa. 2005).

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

Commonwealth v. Lesko, 15 A.3d 345 (Pa. 2011).

Commonwealth v. Burton, 121 A.3d 1063 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). “2d at 1267 ; 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1). There are three statutory exceptions: (b) Time for filing petition.”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(0): 1 case

Com. v. Muhammad, D., No. 761 MDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 21, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(1)(i): 1 case

Com. v. Shaw, L., No. 261 WDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 8, 2024).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(2)(3): 1 case

Com. v. Addams, D., No. 1334 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(2)(ii): 1 case

Com. v. Cook, M., No. 317 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 19, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(3): 1 case

Com. v. Pulliam, S., No. 1704 WDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 11, 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(H): 2 cases

Commonwealth v. Breakiron, 781 A.2d 94 (Pa. 2001).

Commonwealth v. Holmes, 905 A.2d 507 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(f): 4 cases

Commonwealth v. Jones, 54 A.3d 14 (Pa. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal, 833 A.2d 719 (Pa. 2003).

Commonwealth v. Williams, T., 105 A.3d 1234 (Pa. 2014).

Terrance Lewis v. Harry Wilson, 423 F. App'x 153 (3d Cir. 2011).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(h): 41 cases

Commonwealth v. Bennett, 930 A.2d 1264 (Pa. 2007). “Under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545, as amended in 1995, any PCRA petition, including a second or subsequent one, must be filed within one year of the date the judgment of sentence becomes final.”

Commonwealth v. Johnston, 42 A.3d 1120 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Haag, 809 A.2d 271 (Pa. 2002). “Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the indeterminate stay requested by appellant and approved by the dissenting opinion is not authorized by the PCRA, which is the authority under which appellant seeks relief. In addition to the fact that the PCRA does not specifically…”

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(i): 1324 cases

Commonwealth v. Lesko, 15 A.3d 345 (Pa. 2011).

Com. v. Howard, M., 285 A.3d 652, 2022 PA Super 189 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022).

Commonwealth v. Natividad, R., 200 A.3d 11 (Pa. 2019). “3d 339 , 345 (2013), citing 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). These limitations are mandatory and jurisdictional in nature.”

Commonwealth v. Burton, 121 A.3d 1063 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). “2d at 1267 ; 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1). There are three statutory exceptions: (b) Time for filing petition.”

Commonwealth v. Smith, 194 A.3d 126 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(i)(ii): 3 cases

Com. v. Steinburger, T., No. 1209 MDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 28, 2025).

Com. v. Crossley, T., No. 1905 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 6, 2015).

Com. v. Addams, D., No. 1334 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(i)(iii): 1 case

Commonwealth v. Hackett, 956 A.2d 978 (Pa. 2008). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). I write separately only to address a concern with the PCRA court's approach to the Batson claim and the Atkins [3] claim, and to address a point made in Mr.”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(ii): 626 cases

Commonwealth v. Mitchell, W., 141 A.3d 1277 (Pa. 2016). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1). For purposes of the PCRA, “a judgment becomes final at the conclusion of direct review, including discretionary review in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, or at the expiration of time for seeking the…”

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(ii)(iii): 1 case

Commonwealth v. Smith, 818 A.2d 494 (Pa. 2003).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(1)(iii): 364 cases

Commonwealth v. Descares, 136 A.3d 493 (Pa. 2016).

Commonwealth v. Natividad, R., 200 A.3d 11 (Pa. 2019). “3d 339 , 345 (2013), citing 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). These limitations are mandatory and jurisdictional in nature.”

Commonwealth v. Abdul-Salaam, 812 A.2d 497 (Pa. 2002).

Commonwealth v. Porter, 35 A.3d 4 (Pa. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Bracey, 986 A.2d 128 (Pa. 2009).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(2): 1296 cases

Commonwealth v. Porter, 35 A.3d 4 (Pa. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Lark, 746 A.2d 585 (Pa. 2000). “Appellant fails to assert that either of these claims fall within any of the exceptions to the time bar under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). Thus, these claims are untimely.”

Commonwealth v. Chmiel, D., 173 A.3d 617 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). [J-21-2017] - 3 features or characteristics [he found] in that particular hair.”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(2)(ii): 7 cases

Com. v. Toomer, P., No. 985 WDA 2019 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2021).

Com. v. Rivas-Rivera, A., No. 518 MDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 21, 2017).

Com. v. Yunik, J., No. 1531 WDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 30, 2017).

Com. v. King, M., 224 A.3d 753 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).

Com. v. Fowler, T., No. 170 WDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 8, 2020).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(3): 1380 cases

Commonwealth v. Brown, 943 A.2d 264 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Rizvi, 166 A.3d 344 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(4): 34 cases

Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal, 833 A.2d 719 (Pa. 2003).

Commonwealth v. Yarris, 731 A.2d 581 (Pa. 1999).

Commonwealth v. Pursell, 749 A.2d 911 (Pa. 2000).

Com. v. Smith, R., No. 1704 WDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 12, 2016).

Com. v. Oren, A., No. 3137 EDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 30, 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(8): 1 case

Commonwealth v. Cintora, 69 A.3d 759 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(I): 3 cases

Com. v. Collins, M., No. 3815 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. June 27, 2017).

Com. v. Sauerwine, B, No. 408 EDA 2018 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 21, 2018).

Com. v. Brown, T., No. 2699 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 12, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(I)(2): 1 case

Com. v. Addams, D., No. 1334 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(I)(i): 1 case

Com. v. Bartling, D., No. 346 MDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 13, 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(I)(ii): 1 case

Com. v. Disco, R., No. 3274 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 25, 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(J): 1 case

Com. v. Brown, T., No. 2699 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 12, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(b)(1): 1 case

Com. v. Terry, T., No. 368 WDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 18, 2014).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(i): 17 cases

Com. v. Huertas, D., No. 2641 EDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 1, 2025).

Com. v. Talley, V., No. 1784 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 3, 2016).

Com. v. Stokes, M., No. 610 EDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 19, 2016).

Com. v. Pittman, G., No. 3393 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 6, 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(i)(ii): 1 case

Com. v. Nedab, E., No. 3307 EDA 2013 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 22, 2014).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(ii): 19 cases

Terry v. Gillis, 93 F. Supp. 2d 603 (E.D. Pa. 2000).

Commonwealth v. Blakeney, H., 346 A.3d 318 (Pa. 2025).

Com. v. Duncan, A., No. 229 EDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 21, 2016).

Com. v. Bailey, S., No. 677 WDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 25, 2016).

Com. v. Ludwig, D., No. 1075 MDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 13, 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(iii): 13 cases

Commonwealth v. Washington, T., 142 A.3d 810 (Pa. 2016).

Commonwealth v. Gandy, 38 A.3d 899 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012).

Fetherman v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 167 A.3d 846 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).

D. Fetherman v. PennDOT, No. D. Fetherman v. PennDOT - 1943 C.D. 2016 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 3, 2017).

Fetherman v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 167 A.3d 846 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l): 34 cases

Commonwealth v. Watts, 23 A.3d 980 (Pa. 2011).

Commonwealth v. Cintora, 69 A.3d 759 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).

Commonwealth v. Johnston, 42 A.3d 1120 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Crews, 863 A.2d 498 (Pa. 2004).

Holland v. Horn, 150 F. Supp. 2d 706 (E.D. Pa. 2001).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(3): 1 case

Com. v. Anderson, B., No. 1866 EDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 4, 2025).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(h): 1 case

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(i): 44 cases

Commonwealth v. Pursell, 749 A.2d 911 (Pa. 2000).

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

Commonwealth v. Stossel, 17 A.3d 1286 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011).

Commonwealth v. Spotz, M., 171 A.3d 675 (Pa. 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(i)(ii): 2 cases

Com. v. Saunder, S., No. 2012 EDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 25, 2025).

Com. v. Dale, L., No. 3565 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 17, 2015).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(ii): 31 cases

Commonwealth v. Chmiel, D., 173 A.3d 617 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b). [J-21-2017] - 3 features or characteristics [he found] in that particular hair.”

Commonwealth v. Chester, 895 A.2d 520 (Pa. 2006). “42 Pa. C.S. § 9545(b)(1); Yarris, 731 A.2d at 586 .”

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(b)(l)(iii): 34 cases

Commonwealth v. Secreti, 134 A.3d 77 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).

Commonwealth v. Washington, T., 142 A.3d 810 (Pa. 2016).

Commonwealth v. Cunningham, 81 A.3d 1 (Pa. 2013).

Commonwealth v. Furgess, 149 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).

Commonwealth v. Spotz, M., 171 A.3d 675 (Pa. 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(bXl): 1 case

Com. v. Sauerwine, B, No. 408 EDA 2018 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 21, 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(c): 15 cases

Commonwealth v. Morris, 822 A.2d 684 (Pa. 2003). “First, we explained that a claimant must demonstrate that his or her underlying petition is timely or, when untimely, that it falls within one of the exceptions to the time requirement pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9545(b)(1) and that it was filed "within 60 days of the date the…”

Commonwealth v. Morris, 771 A.2d 721 (Pa. 2001).

Commonwealth v. Abdul-Salaam, 812 A.2d 497 (Pa. 2002).

Commonwealth v. Lawson, 549 A.2d 107 (Pa. 1988).

Payne v. Commonwealth Dep't of Corr., 871 A.2d 795 (Pa. 2005).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(c)(1): 4 cases

Commonwealth v. Sam, 952 A.2d 565 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Watson, 952 A.2d 541 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Morris, 771 A.2d 721 (Pa. 2001).

Commonwealth v. Michael, 56 A.3d 899 (Pa. 2012).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(c)(2): 4 cases

Commonwealth v. Morris, 771 A.2d 721 (Pa. 2001).

Commonwealth v. Sam, 952 A.2d 565 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Watson, 952 A.2d 541 (Pa. 2008).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(c)(l): 1 case

Commonwealth v. Morris, 771 A.2d 721 (Pa. 2001).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d): 13 cases

Commonwealth v. Brown, 872 A.2d 1139 (Pa. 2005).

Commonwealth v. Harris, 852 A.2d 1168 (Pa. 2004).

Commonwealth v. Clark, 961 A.2d 80 (Pa. 2008).

Commonwealth v. Blakeney, H., 193 A.3d 350 (Pa. 2018).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(1): 49 cases

Commonwealth v. Lippert, 85 A.3d 1095 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).

Commonwealth v. Sneed, 45 A.3d 1096 (Pa. 2012).

Commonwealth v. Pander, 100 A.3d 626 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).

Commonwealth v. Cam Ly, 980 A.2d 61 (Pa. 2009).

Commonwealth v. Cousar, B., 154 A.3d 287 (Pa. 2017).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(1)(i): 10 cases

Commonwealth v. Grayson, 212 A.3d 1047 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).

Com. v. Pulliam, J., No. 377 EDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 25, 2021).

Com. v. Surratt, R., No. 1189 WDA 2021 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 14, 2022).

Com. v. Abbott, C., No. 857 WDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 2, 2023).

Com. v. Massaquoi, M., No. 1598 EDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 7, 2023).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(1)(ii): 5 cases

Com. v. Murray, A., No. 2342 EDA 2019 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 18, 2020).

Com. v. Pulliam, J., No. 377 EDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 25, 2021).

Com. v. Davis, N., No. 2439 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 8, 2021).

Commonwealth v. Brown, J., 350 A.3d 12 (Pa. 2026).

Com. v. Golden, K., No. 829 EDA 2025 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 23, 2026).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(1)(iii): 1 case

Com. v. Olive, O., No. 806 WDA 2019 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 27, 2020).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(2): 9 cases

Commonwealth v. Williams, 863 A.2d 505 (Pa. 2004).

Villani v. Seibert Appeal of: Seibert, 159 A.3d 478 (Pa. 2017).

Williams v. Beard, 637 F.3d 195 (3d Cir. 2011).

Commonwealth v. Parmelee, 74 Pa. D. & C.4th 62 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 2005).

Com. v. Cairns, A., No. 3655 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 15, 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(3): 7 cases

Commonwealth v. King, J., 212 A.3d 507 (Pa. 2019).

Commonwealth v. Chmiel, 738 A.2d 406 (Pa. 1999).

Commonwealth v. Flor, R., 136 A.3d 150 (Pa. 2016).

Commonwealth v. King, 167 A.3d 140 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).

Commonwealth v. King, J., No. 13 EAP 2018 (Pa. July 17, 2019).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(i)(ii)(iii): 1 case

Com. v. Linder, S., No. 1024 EDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 21, 2025).

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545(d)(l): 6 cases

Com. v. Sparks, D., No. 900 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 21, 2016).

Com. v. Bowens, T., No. 7 EDA 2015 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 21, 2015).

Com. v. Robinson, C., No. 2396 EDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. June 28, 2016).

Com. v. Sawyer, B., No. 1370 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 13, 2018).

Com. v. Marchesano, J., No. 2394 EDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 7, 2018).

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9545 (2026)

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