Adams v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Upon further review of appointed counsel’s analysis of the issues in this case, I must dissent from the Majority’s decision to affirm the order of the Board of Probation and Parole and to grant the petition for leave to withdraw filed by Attorney Crowley of the Centre County Public Defender’s Office. One of the issues raised by Raymond Adams is that appointed counsel was ineffective by virtue of his failure to object to the lack of Board jurisdiction to revoke Adams’ parole after the expiration of his maximum sentence date.

In responding to Adams’ claim…