Commonwealth v. Speight, No. 551 CAP

Decision Date28 December 2009
Docket NumberNo. 551 CAP
Citation986 A.2d 759
PartiesCOMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Melvin SPEIGHT, Appellant.
CourtPennsylvania Supreme Court
ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day of December, 2009, the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County is affirmed. See Commonwealth v. Marshall, 596 Pa. 587, 947 A.2d 714 (2008) (holding that a post-conviction petitioner has 60 days from the date of publication of 1997 Philadelphia Magazine article to raise claims based thereon under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)); Commonwealth v. Fahy, 598 Pa. 584, 959 A.2d 312 (2008) (same).

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