Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vasquez
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1978No. 100PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, President Judge:
Appellant David Vasquez appeals a parole revocation order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County. We agree with appellant that his parole was revoked without benefit of a Gagnon II hearing. Therefore, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand the case to the lower court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.1
On July 21,1975, appellant was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to one count of resisting arrest and one count of violating the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. On the former charge, he was sentenced to a 23…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
3Cited by8 opinions
- Sample v. DiecksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Sample v. DiecksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Commonwealth v. FowlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CappelloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Helvy v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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