Legal Opinion
Hennessey v. Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 1995PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, President Judge.
Petitioner Joseph Hennessey (Hennessey) brings this motion for summary relief1 under Pa.R.A.P. 1532(b) against the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons (Board) on the basis of his pleading that the Board denied him a full, public hearing on his application for elemen-cy in violation of his rights under Article IV, Section 9 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Hennessey seeks a declaration of his rights and an order compelling the Board to hold a hearing on his application. Relief is denied.
Since 1975, Hennessey has been serving a life sentence on a conviction of first-degree…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Thornburgh v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Central Dauphin School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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