Legal Opinion
Brown v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 2013PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
AND NOW, this 20th day of November, 2013, the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED, and this matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for transfer to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, in accord with the provisions contained within 42 Pa.C.S. § 5103(a) and Pa. R.C.P. 213(f).
In brief, Appellant filed a petition for review in the Commonwealth Court against the Department of Corrections (DOC), alleging that his confinement at the State Correctional Institution at Albion (SCI-Albion) was illegal due to an alleged failure of SCI-Albion to produce a written sentencing…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bryant v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Warren v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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