Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1988No. Appeal, No. 1784 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Marvin Merritt appeals the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Paroles (Board) denial of administrative *35relief from its order recomputing his backtime. We affirm.
Merritt was sentenced to an indeterminate to six-year term beginning September 15, 1972. He was subsequently sentenced on different charges to a one to three-year term beginning April 29, 1974, and an eleven and one-half to twenty-four months term beginning June 20, 1974. The Bureau of Corrections “Initial Sentence Status Report” indicated that all three sentences were concurrent. The Board…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reider v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Hines v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Barnhouse v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Debnam v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Weyand v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Merritt v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Spruill v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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- Frank Andrew v. Todd BuskirkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
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