Legal Opinion
Castle v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 23, 1989No. Appeal 871 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
Franklin L. Castle (Petitioner) has filed a petition for review and an application for summary relief in this court’s original jurisdiction against the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The Board has filed a preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer. For the reasons set forth below, we sustain the Board’s preliminary objection, deny Petitioner’s application for summary relief, and dismiss Petitioner’s petition for review.
Petitioner is currently serving a life sentence for second degree murder 1 at a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SourbeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Pittsburgh v. P. U. C.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Wolgemuth v. KleinfelterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Aiken v. Radnor Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Hudson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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