Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harris
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 1993No. 02521-02524, 02770 and 02773, and 02021PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDOCK, Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, the Commonwealth contends that the trial court was without authority to grant early parole. At issue is the proper interpretation of 42 Pa.C.S. § 9757 (Purdon 1982), 61 Pa.S. § 314 (Purdon 1964), and 61 Pa.S. § 331.17 (Purdon Supp.1992). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the orders granting parole, aggregate the sentences imposed upon the several Appellees, and direct the Parole Board to assume jurisdiction and authority over the parole of each Appellee.
Before deciding the proper interpretation of these sections, we shall briefly discuss the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth v. GoldhammerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. McDermottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Worley v. AugustineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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