Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1966

Commonwealth ex rel. Keller v. Myers

Commonwealth ex rel. Keller v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 22, 1966 · Bell, Brien, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, Musmanno, Roberts
420 Pa. 410; 217 A.2d 740; 1966 Pa. LEXIS 775

Commonwealth ex rel. Keller v. Myers

Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Appellant appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus by the court below. The issue raised by appellant is the computation of his maximum sentence by the parole board. Appellant was twice paroled and recommitted as a parole violator.

The computation of his sentence is mandated by the Act of August 6, 1941, P. L. 861, §21.1, added 1951, August 24, P. L. 1401; §5, as amended, 1957, June 28, P. L. 429, §1, 61 P.S. §331.21a, the provisions of which have been followed by the parole board in computing appellant’s maximum sentence.

Order affirmed.

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