Legal Opinion
Wassell v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 27, 1995PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Before this Court in its original jurisdiction are the consolidated preliminary objections of the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to the petition of David James Was-sell (Petitioner) for writ of mandamus.
Petitioner alleges the following facts. Petitioner was a prisoner at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh when he was released on parole on May 26, 1990. On October 27, 1991, Petitioner was arrested for committing burglary. On June 1, 1992, Petitioner was again arrested for burglary. He was lodged in the Allegheny County…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bronson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lerner v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Waters v. COM. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
3Cited by10 opinions
- Doxsey v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Saunders v. Commonwealth, Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Taglienti v. Department of Corrections of the Penna.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Parish v. HornCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Bright v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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