Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ferrer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 1983No. 2829 and 2967PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

We here consider the consolidated appeals from the denial of two distinct applications for separate writs of mandamus, both of which were filed to compel the Philadelphia County prison authorities to recompute the manner in which appellant was to serve the balance of two separate sentences as a result of a parole violation of each sentence. Appellant argues essentially that since the sentencing judge in each of the two separate cases failed to specify the manner in which the sentence for violation of parole should be served, those sentences should be deemed to be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Staiano v. Johns-Manville Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meinzer v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. RIZZO v. SchmanekCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Little v. KeenanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. OrtizSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. RomoliniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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