Legal Opinion
D. Smoak v. J.J. Talaber, Esq., Secretary PBPP
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 11, 2018No. 112 C.D. 2018PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT
Darrell Smoak (Smoak) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Parole Board) that recommitted him as a convicted parole violator to serve nine months backtime. Smoak argues that the Parole Board erred by failing to provide him with a statement of reasons for its decision to deny him credit for time spent at liberty on parole. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In 2009, Smoak was sentenced to a term of five to ten years of incarceration for possession with intent to deliver illegal narcotics. Simultaneously, he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pittman v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Moroz v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. MarchesanoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- T.L. Anderson v. J. Talaber, Esq., and PA BPPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Barnes v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Johnson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- A. Foster v. PPBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
- A. Nesmith v. PPBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
- A.H. Walker v. PPBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
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