Legal Opinion
Speight v. Department of Corrections
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 2010No. 663 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
James Speight (Speight) appeals pro se from an order of the Department of Corrections (Department) requiring him to reimburse the Commonwealth in the amount of $5,979.85 assessed against his inmate account for costs stemming from his violation of established prison rules necessitating his hospitalization. Because the Department erroneously admitted hearsay evidence, we reverse.
Speight is currently an inmate incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution at Green in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. On March 13, 2008, Speight was issued Misconduct No. A824777 for charges…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. CejaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Buchanan v. VerbonitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Lee v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Bonegre v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hill v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Scarantino v. Public School Employees' Retirement BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- State v. RobertsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
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