Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 7, 1984No. Appeal, No. 2399 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jr.,
This is an appeal by Randy Chapman (Chapman) who petitions for review from a denial of administrative relief by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation *51and Parole (Board) regarding a Board recommitment order. That order revokes Chapman’s parole and recommits him to prison as a convicted and technical parole violator to serve backtime. Chapman contends that there is not substantial evidence in the record to support the Board’s order and that the amount of backtime the Board ordered him to serve is so unduly harsh and excessive that it amounts to a manifest abuse of…
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