Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fair

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 23, 1985No. 00446PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

Appellant, Paul D. Fair, appeals from an order following a finding of violation of parole. His claim on appeal is that the parole violation order is (a) violative of double jeopardy principles; (b) excessive; and, (c) subject to vacation since representation at the hearing was ineffective. We find no merit to these contentions and affirm the order.

In October, 1982, Fair was given four to twenty-three month concurrent sentences upon a conviction in Lebanon County. He was paroled after the expiration of the mini mum sentence. In July, 1984, he was found to be in technical…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gundy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. McClure v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Farrow ex rel. Farrow v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Commonwealth v. HunterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Tillman v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. WareSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. MitchellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. StaffordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Jamison v. KlemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008

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