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George v. Beard

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 22, 2003PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Keith H. George (George), an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, filed a petition for review asserting Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary (Respondent), Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC), improperly deducted funds from his inmate account to pay sentenced costs and fines. Respondent filed a preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer.

George is presently serving two life sentences. Petition, ¶ 5. In addition to confinement, the sentencing court ordered George to pay fines and costs. Id. George now asks this Court to enjoin DOC from deducting…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Tate v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. FisherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. P.J.S. v. Pennsylvania State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Harding v. StickmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Sweatt v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ThomasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Danysh v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Bundy, K., Aplt v. WetzelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Boyd v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Spotz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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