2014 Pa. Super. 158 - Commonwealth v. Heredia’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “If the alleged error is thought to be the result of an erroneous computation of sentence by the Bureau of Corrections, then the appropriate vehicle for redress would be an original action in the Commonwealth Court challenging the Bureau’s computation. If, on the other hand, the alleged error is thought to be attributable to ambiguity in the sentence imposed by the trial court, then a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum lies to the trial court for clarification and/or correction of the sentence imposed. It [is] only when the petitioner challenges the legality of a trial court’s alleged failure to award credit for time served as required by law in imposing sentence, that a challenge to the sentence [is] deemed cognizable as a due process claim in PCRA proceedings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Grayson · 2015 Pa. Super. 96 - Commonwealth v. Wyatt