Smith v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Robert W. Smith (petitioner) appeals here an order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) which denied administrative relief from the Board’s prior recommitment order.

The Board ordered recommitment of the petitioner, after a hearing, based upon evidence of technical violations1 of his parole conditions and a conviction in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County on the charge of receiving stolen property.

The petitioner argues first that the Board violated the provisions of Section 9721(b) of the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa. C. S. §9721 (b)2 by failing to…