Legal Opinion

Carter v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 18, 1979No. 138 Misc. Dkt. No. 2PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Petitioner has filed a petition for review directed against the Department of Justice (Department). Presently before this Court are motions for summary judgment filed by the petitioner and the Department. The cross-motions for summary judgment are denied.

The following factual background appears from the pleadings filed by the parties. Petitioner was sentenced to a term of 5-10 years following his conviction for armed robbery. The sentence as initially computed bore an effective date of March 1, 1972, a minimum expiration date of March 1, 1977, and a maximum…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Robinson v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mickens v. JEFFESCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. United States v. Charles G. Luck, Jr., (Three Cases.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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