Commonwealth v. Reid, A., Aplt. ( 2020 )

[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
CONCURRING STATEMENT
JUSTICE WECHT DECIDED: October 15, 2020
In Commonwealth v. Reid, 235 A.3d 1124 (Pa. 2020), a majority of a special panel
of this Court determined that the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Williams
v. Pennsylvania, ___ U.S. ___, 136 S.Ct. 1899 (2016), could not serve as a basis to
establish timeliness for purposes of the Post Conviction Relief Act. I joined the dissent in
Reid, and I continue to believe that it correctly explained why Reid had properly
established jurisdiction in the PCRA court. This disagreement notwithstanding, Reid is
now on the books. Accordingly, I am constrained to join the Court’s order to quash the
instant appeal.