Commonwealth ex rel. Jacobs v. Digiacinto

MONTEMURO, Judge:

In this appeal denying habeas corpus relief to the appellant, Marion Jacobs, a/k/a Frank Davis, we are called upon to determine whether the substantive and procedural safeguards afforded by the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act1 [hereinafter Extradition Act] apply to persons held' under out-of-state parole violation detainers. We can determine no valid rationale to except parole violation detainers from the purview of the Extradition Act, and consequently reverse the order of the lower court.

The relevant facts of this case are as follows: On October 9, 1981, the appellant was…