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COADY v. VAUGHN

770 A.2d 287 (2001)

Joseph COADY, Appellee, v. Donald T. VAUGHN, the District Attorney of the County of Montgomery, and the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kiersten Murray, Atty. Gen. Office, Philadelphia, for Vaughn, et al.

Nancy Winkelman, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, for Coady.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This court granted certification of questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to address the issues of whether a person who has been denied parole may obtain review from a Pennsylvania state court of a claim that the denial of parole violated the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution, and, if so, what is the proper method for review.

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