Legal Opinion
Winklespecht v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2002No. 57 MM 2001PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice EAKIN.
Walter Winklespecht, a state prisoner, petitions this Court for writ of habeas corpus. Winklespecht challenges the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole’s decision to deny him parole, and claims this denial violated the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution. See U.S. Const. Art. I, § 10.
In 1988, Winklespecht was sentenced to 7-20 years imprisonment for rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and to a consecutive term of five years probation for aggravated assault. He was denied parole October 19, 1994,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Garner v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coady v. VaughnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Rogers v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Weaver v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Shawn Parker v. Donald Kelchner, Superintendent Attorney General of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Hall v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Wilbur Richardson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Attorney General of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Mickens-Thomas v. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Cimaszewski v. Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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