Legal Opinion
Loomis v. Commonwealth, Board of Probation & Parole
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Before this Court are preliminary objections filed by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) in response to a pro se Application and Motion for a Writ of Review by way of a Writ of Mandamus 1 filed by Jeffrey Wayne Loomis (Loomis) in which he alleges that the Board violated the ex post facto clause 2 by relying on the amended 1996 Parole Act requiring additional favorable votes recommending him for parole in violation of his due process rights.
Loomis is currently incarcerated at the State Regional Correction Facility — Mercer and is serving a 10-22…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Garner v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bronson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Rogers v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Cimaszewski v. Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Unified Sportsmen v. Pennsylvania Game CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Sheffield v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Barge v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012