Title: Winklespecht, Pet v. PA Board of Probation & Parole (Concurring Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-175-2001][M.O. - Eakin, J.] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT WALTER WINKLESPECHT, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Respondent : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 57 MM 2001 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus SUBMITTED: November 20, 2001 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE CAPPY DECIDED: DECEMBER 31, 2002 I concur in the result. I agree with Mr. Justice Saylor that the appropriate avenue of relief is a writ of mandamus, and I would dismiss the petition on that basis, without reaching the merits of the underlying issue.