McKenna v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

SMITH, Judge.

Michael McKenna (Petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) that revoked his parole and recommitted him as a technical parole violator to serve twelve months of backtime. Petitioner states that the question involved is whether dismissal of his technical parole violation charges is required when the Board did not comply with its regulatory requirement under 37 Pa.Code § 71.2(3) to conduct a preliminary hearing within fourteen days of Petitioner’s return to Pennsylvania on the Board’s warrant to commit and detain him.

Petiti…