Legal Opinion
Brown v. Department of Correction
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1992No. 181 M.D. 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
James Brown, William Lucas, Robert Altland, Tony Hugar and Chris Jordan (prisoners) bring this suit in our original jurisdiction alleging that the Department of Corrections (DOC) lacked the authority to transfer the prisoners to a federal institution.1 The prisoners argue that because the transfer was in violation of both federal constitutional rights and state law, their sentences have been rendered void. Prisoners, therefore, request that they be immediately discharged from DOC’s custody.
DOC and the Attorney General (Commonwealth) have filed preliminary objections in which…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bryant v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Municial Publications, Inc. v. Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Burton v. BaldiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. ReeseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth v. VartanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Com. v. Glasgow, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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- J. Stover v. PA BPPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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