Ruza v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1989
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth ex rel. Rambeau v. Rundle · State v. Mower · Passaro v. Commonwealth · Brown v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“We conclude that the board complied with the regulation [ 37 Pa. Code §71.4 ] by affording the first hearing opportunity sixty-two days after the date of conviction. As we noted in Passaro [v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 56 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 32 , 424 A.2d 561 (1981)], the responsibility to provide counsel devolves upon the county of incarceration. We cannot nullify the board’s proceedings for untimeliness where the delay resulted from a matter outside the board’s responsibility. Having satisfied its obligation with respect to the scheduling of a hearing, the board was obliged not to proceed until counsel had been provided. ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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