Dobson v. Jacobs

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

Spencer Dobson, Jr. (Petitioner) has filed a petition for "Writ of Mandamus, which we shall treat as a petition for review, disputing the December 8, 1978 action of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) ordering him recommitted as a convicted parole violator. The Board has filed preliminary objections.

Petitioner argues that he was denied the right to counsel and that the Board failed to hold a timely final revocation hearing. This Court, per President Judge Bowman, in an April 9, 1979 order, indicated that this petition arises out of the same set of…