Cox v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Petitioner appeals the decision of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) which ordered the Petitioner recommitted as a convicted and technical parole violator.

In 1976 Petitioner was paroled from the State Correctional Institution at Graterford upon the condition that he be admitted to the in-patient drug rehabilitation program at the Eagleville Hospital. Upon successful completion of the program Petitioner was released, and while still on parole, committed two new offenses for which he was subsequently sentenced. The Board conducted parole violation and…