Blackwell v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Jones · Commonwealth v. Butler · Commonwealth v. Ashe · 145 Pa. Super. 26 - Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lycett v. Ashe, Warden · Kinsella v. Board of Trustees
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“The Act of 1937 (providing for automatic aggregation of consecutive sentences) was merely suspended by Pa.R. Crim.P. 1415(c). When Pa.R.Crim.P. 1406(b), as originally promulgated, was deleted in 1974 (sic) and 18 Pa.C.S. § 1356 was enacted, there resulted a gap with regard to maximum sentences as no mention thereof is made in 18 Pa.C.S. § 1357. We conclude, therefore, that in 1974, the Act of 1937, insofar as it results in an aggregation of maximum sentences was revived.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“§ 1357. Consecutive sentence of total confinement for multiple offenses. Whenever the court determines that a sentence should be served consecutively to one being then imposed by the court, or to one previously imposed, the court shall indicate the minimum sentence to be served for the total of all offenses with respect to which sentence is imposed. Such minimum sentence shall not excess one-half of the maximum sentence imposed.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The board [of Probation and Parole] shall have exclusive power to parole and reparole, commit and recommit for violations of parole, and to discharge from parole all persons heretofore or hereafter sentenced by any court in this Commonwealth to imprisonment in any prison or penal institution thereof, whether the same be a state or county penitentiary, prison or penal institution, as hereinafter provided. It is further provided that the board shall have exclusive power to supervise any person hereafter placed on parole (when sentenced to a maximum period of less than two years) by any judge of a court having criminal jurisdiction, when the court may by special order direct supervision by the board, in which case the parole case shall be known as a special case and the authority of the board with regard thereto shall be the same as herein provided with regard to parole cases within one of the classifications above set forth: Provided, however, That, except for such special cases, the powers and duties herein conferred shall not extend to persons sentenced for a maximum period of less than two years, and nothing herein contained shall prevent any court of this Commonwealth from paroling any person sentenced by it for a maximum period of less than two years: And provided further, That the period of two years herein referred to shall mean the entire continuous term of sentence to which a person is subject, whether the same be by one or more sentences, either to simple imprisonment”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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