Rivenbark v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

Decided December 10, 1985. James T. McDermott wrote the opinion for the court.

509 Pa. 248 · Cited 129 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. Cain · 28 A.2d 897
• Gaito v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 412 A.2d 568
• Krantz v. Commonwealth · 86 Pa. Commw. 38
• Commonwealth v. Hogan · 482 Pa. 333
• Davis v. CUYLER · 38 Pa. Commw. 488
• Commonwealth v. Henderson · 393 A.2d 1146
• Carter v. RAPONE · 39 Pa. Commw. 160
• Hughes v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 81 Pa. Commw. 87
• McClure v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 75 Pa. Commw. 176

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• Threats v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 518 A.2d 327
• Snipes v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 527 A.2d 1080
• Morrow v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 538 A.2d 595
• Threats v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLE · 553 A.2d 906
• Wagner v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 522 A.2d 155
• Massey v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 509 Pa. 256
• Bennett v. Commonwealth · 95 Pa. Commw. 373
• Biggs v. Commonwealth · 107 Pa. Commw. 187
• Martin v. Commonwealth · 131 Pa. Commw. 428
• Nicastro v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 518 A.2d 1320
• McDaniel v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 587 A.2d 42
• Harrington v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 507 A.2d 1313
• Brewer v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 507 A.2d 934
• Santo v. Commonwealth · 130 Pa. Commw. 340
• Garris v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 516 A.2d 808
• Ward v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 538 A.2d 971
• Pickert v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole · 514 A.2d 252
• Ackerman v. Commonwealth · 109 Pa. Commw. 599
• Hill v. Commonwealth · 106 Pa. Commw. 38
• Novitski v. Commonwealth · 109 Pa. Commw. 223
• McCullough v. Commonwealth · 113 Pa. Commw. 21
• Hughes v. Commonwealth · 99 Pa. Commw. 25
• DeVault v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 111 Pa. Commw. 412
• Johnson v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · 111 Pa. Commw. 568
• H.T. Murray v. PA BPP

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