Legal Opinion
Voss v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 2001PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SMITH.
The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) filed a preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer to the petition for review in the nature of a writ of mandamus filed by Frank Voss. This case is one of first impression for the Court. Voss requests the Court to determine that Section 1 of the act commonly known as the Parole Act (Act), Act of August 6, 1941, P.L. 861, as amended by the Act of December 18, 1996, P.L. 1098, 61 P.S. § 331.1, is inapplicable to persons seeking parole rather than to those already on parole. He also requests the Court to vacate…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coady v. VaughnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Rogers v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Delaware River Port Authority v. ThornburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Reider v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wilbur Richardson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Attorney General of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Evans v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Mickens-Thomas v. VaughnDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
- Barnes v. WenerowiczDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
- Williams v. WorleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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