Trenge v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

In this appeal from a decision of the Board of Probation and Parole (Board) the question to be resolved as set forth in Petitioner’s brief is1:

May the Board recommit and recompute the sentence of a convicted parole violator where, although the subsequent crime was committed during parole, the conviction did not take place until the expiration of the maximum sentence on the prior conviction 1

Factually, it appears that Petitioner was paroled as of July 28,1978 from his original sentence. He was arrested on November 20, 1980 for a new offense. On *525November 26, 1980, he…