Commonwealth v. Romolini

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order of the lower court granting appellee-William Romolini’s petition for parole. The Commonwealth contends that the granting of parole was error since appellee had not yet begun to serve his sentence at the time parole was granted. It argues that the lower court erroneously relied upon calculations provided by prison authorities concerning appellee’s minimum release date.

The order in question was entered by the Honorable Albert W. Sheppard, Jr. on December 21, 1987. It granted parole to appellee, effective July 2, 1987, upon a…