Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1980No. 221 Misc. Dkt. No. 2PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Petitioner, by his petition for review,1 first seeks pre-trial custody credit for six days of jail time between his October, 1976 arrest and his release on bail in November, 1976. No parole issues being here involved, this court does not have jurisdiction to direct the court of common pleas to alter the effective date of the original sentence. Petitioner may only petition *218the sentencing judge for a reconsideration of the sentence, or appeal, on the basis that the sentence was improperly imposed. Delo v. Board of Probation and Parole, 46 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 386, 406 A.2d…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrittinghamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Cunningham v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Williams v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Grasper v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Whitest v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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  1. M. Richardson v. PA BPPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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