Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Royster
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 12, 1990No. 11 E.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
This appeal raises two questions. The first is whether it is constitutional for Appellant to have his probation revoked and be sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on new charges that were ultimately dismissed. The second question is whether it is constitutional for a court to sentence Appellant to a term of imprisonment for a probation violation when the term of probation had expired. Both the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) court and Superior Court answered these questions in the affirmative. We granted review and now reverse.
On March 27, 1974, Appellant,…
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