Lawrence v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner, Douglas A. Lawrence, was arrested on May 27,1977 and charged with aggravated assault. *441He was .subsequently convicted of this charge, and, on November 25, 1977, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two to five years. Upon being released from prison, he was placed on parole effective May 27, 1979.

"While on parole, on June 13, 1979, the petitioner was arrested and charged with, inter alia, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, carrying a firearm without a license, "and owning a firearm after having been convicted of a crime of violence. As a result…