Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 17, 1983No. 461 Miscellaneous Docket No. 2PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

James K. Lewis appeals from two orders of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole which resulted in his recommitment as a technical and convicted parole violator. We affirm.

On June 30,1971, the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas had sentenced Mr. Lewis to prison for five to ten years for possessing and trafficking in narcotic drugs. The record does not indicate when the board first paroled Mr. Lewis; the board chairman’s certificate reveals only that Mr. Lewis had been recommitted once as a technical parole violator and that he was re-paroled on May 8,1979 under…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of GoldenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. GreenleeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Gaito v. Pennsylvania BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Corley v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Torres v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. MattySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Lantzy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Wagner v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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