Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. Reese

MUSMANNO, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (“DOC”) and Philip Johnson, Superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh (“SCI”), appeal from Orders that granted Petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed by two prisoners, Appellees Emmitt Reese (“Reese”) and Scott Richart (“Richart”). 1 The Petitions were granted on the basis that Reese’s and Richart’s maximum prison terms had expired, and that they were therefore entitled to be discharged. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse both Orders.

¶2 The above cases have been consolidated for appeal.…