Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1987No. Appeal, 2605 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Mr. Johnson appeals here from a denial of administrative relief by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board). We affirm.

Johnson was recommitted as a convicted parole violator for a period of twenty-four months. In the statement of questions involved, Johnson contends that his recommitment was tainted by the Boards procedural errors, that his counsel failed to advise him of his right to a timely appeal and that he should have been given credit for time spent at liberty on parole.

Although the Board initially denied Johnsons application for administrative…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DERRY TP., ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. DERRY TOWNSHIPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Terrell v. JacobsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. MatlackCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. M.S. Schweers v. PPBCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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