[J-16-2019]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 748 CAP
:
Appellee : Appeal from the Order entered on
: November 16, 2007 in the Court of
: Common Pleas, Philadelphia
v. : County, Criminal Division, denying
: PCRA relief at No. CP-51-CR-
: 0602521-1989. (Nunc Pro Tunc
ANTHONY REID, : appeal rights reinstated on June 22,
: 2017.)
Appellant :
: SUBMITTED: February 4, 2019
ORDER
PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 15, 2020
AND NOW, this 15th day of October, 2020, the appeal is QUASHED. See
Commonwealth v. Reid, 235 A.3d 1124 (Pa. 2020) (quashing serial appeal after
concluding Williams v. Pennsylvania, ___ U.S. ___, 136 S.Ct. 1899 (2016), does not
provide exception to timeliness requirements of Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42
Pa.C.S. §§9541-9546, and thus PCRA court lacked jurisdiction to reinstate appellate
rights nunc pro tunc). Appellant’s “Application for Leave to File Post-Submission
Communication” filed February 15, 2019 is DENIED as moot. Appellant’s “Application for
Leave to File Post-Submission Communication” filed May 12, 2020 is GRANTED.
Justice Donohue files a concurring statement.
Justice Wecht files a concurring statement.