Legal Opinion
Coady v. Vaughn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 2001No. 212 MD 1999PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This court granted certification of questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to address the issues of whether a person who has been denied parole may obtain review from a Pennsylvania state court of a claim that the denial of parole violated the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution, and, if so, what is the proper method for review.
Appellee was convicted of rape and indecent assault in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County and, on June 14, 1990, was sentenced to six to twelve years…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Bronson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Rogers v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Commonwealth Insurance DepartmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
3Cited by133 opinions
- Joseph Coady v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Montgomery the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Robert Defoy v. John M. McCullough Superintendent: Gerald J. Pappert, Att. General: Pennsylvania Board of Probation and ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Commonwealth v. BurkettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Newman v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- Commonwealth v. JudgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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