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BRONSON v. COM. BD. OF PROB. AND PAROLE

491 Pa. 549 (1980)

421 A.2d 1021

Purcell BRONSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 20, 1980.

Reargument Denied November 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Purcell Bronson in pro. per.

Robert A. Greevy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dauphin County, for appellee.

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, amicus curiae.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

The underlying issue in this appeal is the right of an indigent prisoner, confined as a result of a parole violation determination by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, to have counsel provided to assist him in his attempt to challenge the validity of that determination. The inadequate and confusing record before us provides the strongest possible argument for the need...

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