Legal Opinion
Keith v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 1983No. 203 Misc. Docket No. 3PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Michael Keith (prisoner) invokes this Court’s original jurisdiction1 and asks for relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus to compel the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) to recompute his maximum sentence date.
On August 18, 1972, the prisoner was sentenced in the Court of Common Pleas of York County to a term of not less than three (3) nor more than six (6) years. On September 25, 1972, he was sentenced in the same court to a term of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years. The judge at the second (September) sentencing hearing, stated that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bronson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Duncan Townsite Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- 13th Regional Corporation and Al-Ind-Esk-A, Inc. v. U.S. Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Erie CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Forbes v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Paz v. Com., Dept. of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Robinson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Alexander v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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