Williams v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Before this Court is the response filed by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) pursuant to our order dated April 10, 2000, directing the Board to explain why it had not followed through with its response that it was going to reinsert the “good cause” requirement into 37 Pa.Code § 71.5(e).

The genesis of this order was a petition for review filed by Terry Williams (Williams) from a Board order revoking his parole and imposing backtime for parole violations arising out of his conviction of criminal offenses while on parole. Williams argued on appeal that his…