Smith v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

DOYLE, Judge.

James C. Smith appeals from an order of the Board of Probation and Parole (Board) denying his request for administrative review of the Board’s decision to recommit him as a convicted parole violator (CPV).

The Board paroled Smith from a commuted sentence of twenty-six years to life on a conviction for first degree murder on October 15, 1974. On January 24, 1989, Smith was arrested on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corrupting the morals of a minor, and simple assault. Smith was detained by the Board, and after a hearing the Board issued…