Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Rambeau v. Board of Probation & Parole
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 1972No. 227 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Orumlish, Jr.,
This action in mandamus questions the constitutional authority of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to recommit the petitioner as a convicted parole violator to serve that portion of his original court imposed maximum sentence remaining when he was first paroled. Petitioner also questions the procedure used by the Board in revoking his parole.
On May 29, 1961 petitioner was sentenced to five to ten years as a result of convictions on various charges. The sentence was effective March 8, 1961 making petitioner’s minimum and maximum expiration dates…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escoe v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States Ex Rel. Heacock v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henderson v. Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth ex rel. Choice v. BrierleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth ex rel. Choice v. Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth ex rel. Hester v. Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth ex rel. Miles v. CuylerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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