IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 741 CAP
:
Appellee : Appeal from the Judgment of
: Sentence imposed November 1,
: 1990 and re-imposed February 24,
v. : 1993, in the Court of Common
: Pleas, Philadelphia County, Criminal
: Division at No. CP-51-CR-0126101-
CRAIG MURPHY, : 1984. (Nunc Pro Tunc rights
: reinstated on May 3, 2017.)
Appellant :
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” is GRANTED. Appellant’s “Application for Leave to File Supplemental
Briefing Addressing the Jurisdiction of the Court in Light of [Reid]” is DENIED.
Justice Donohue files a concurring statement.
Justice Wecht files a concurring statement.