Legal Opinion

Massey v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 10, 1985No. 60 E.D. Appeal Dkt., 1985PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this case in conjunction with Rivenbark v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 509 Pa. 248, 501 A.2d 1110 (1985), since the instant case involves the same issue as was presented in Riven-bark. That issue is whether the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) may order a parolee to serve a period of recommitment as a technical parole violator for an act violative of the technical terms and conditions of his parole, which also constitutes a new crime of which he has been convicted.

In Rivenbark, we held that although double…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rivenbark v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Corley v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Davidson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Threats v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Threats v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Brewer v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Johnson v. PA. BD. OF PROB. & PAROLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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