Legal Opinion
Murray v. JACOBS
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1986No. Appeal, 3001 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Colins,
Wendell Murray (petitioner) seeks review of an order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) which recommitted him to prison for twelve (12) months backtime. Petitioner alleges that he was denied his right to counsel and his right to a hearing within a reasonable time; therefore, he posits, the Boards order should be reversed. The issue before this Court is whether either or both of these rights were improperly denied petitioner and, if so, what the appropriate remedy should be.
The record presents the following factual scenario. Petitioner was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth ex rel. Rambeau v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. TinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Burgess v. LindseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Borough of Fenwick v. Town of Old SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Williams v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Saunders v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Pitch v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Mack v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Taylor v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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