IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Vincent Caccese, :

Petitioner :

:

v. : No. 832 C.D. 2018

: Submitted: March 8, 2019

Pennsylvania Board of Probation :

and Parole, : 

Respondent :

BEFORE: HONORABLE RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge

HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge

HONORABLE MICHAEL H. WOJCIK, Judge

OPINION NOT REPORTED

MEMORANDUM OPINION 

BY JUDGE SIMPSON FILED: April 17, 2019

Vincent Caccese (Caccese), an inmate at a state correctional institution, 

petitions for review from an order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole 

(Board) that denied administrative relief. Caccese argues the Board improperly 

assumed parole supervision over him, in that the sentencing judge in Montgomery 

County retained jurisdiction for supervision and parole regarding Caccese’s 

Montgomery County convictions. Thus, he contends the Board erred by including 

his Montgomery County convictions in calculating his maximum sentence date. 

Upon review, we affirm the Board’s order.

I. Background

Caccese has a history of criminal convictions for driving under the 

influence of alcohol and controlled substances, as well as various related charges. 

Of relevance here, in 2013 Caccese received a prison sentence in Montgomery 

County of 3 months 28 days to 5 years, with a minimum sentence date of December 
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26, 2013 and a maximum sentence date of August 28, 2018. In 2014 he received a 

prison sentence in Bucks County of 90 days to 1 year 11 months, with a minimum 

sentence date of May 21, 2014, and a maximum sentence date of August 21, 2015. 

He also received a consecutive sentence of 90 days.

Caccese was released on parole in October 2014, but was repeatedly 

recommitted by the Board and sentenced to serve backtime as a technical parole 

violator (TPV). While on reparole in 2016, Caccese was charged with new crimes 

in Bucks County. In December 2016, Caccese received sentences of 6 to 12 months 

and 10 days to 23 months plus 12 months’ probation on the new charges. The Board 

thereafter recommitted Caccese as a convicted parole violator (CPV). Currently, 

Caccese’s recalculated maximum sentence date is January 27, 2020.

In February 2017, Caccese sought administrative relief from the 

Board’s exercise of supervision over his Montgomery County convictions. The 

record does not indicate the Board’s decision, but relief was apparently denied, as 

the Board is still supervising the Montgomery County convictions.

In August 2017, Caccese sought administrative relief from the Board’s 

recalculation of his maximum sentencing date following his new Bucks County 

convictions. In May 2018, the Board affirmed its recalculation of Caccese’s 

maximum sentence date. Caccese’s petition for review followed.

II. Discussion

Caccese points out that the sentencing judge in Montgomery County 

checked a form indicating an intent to retain jurisdiction in the county for purposes 
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of sentencing supervision and parole. In his petition for review, Caccese argues the 

Board therefore was not permitted to include his Montgomery County convictions 

in recalculating his maximum sentence. We discern no merit in this argument.

Caccese fails to develop his argument in any meaningful way. He does 

not cite authority other than two sections of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §§3804(d)

and 3815; nor does he otherwise develop the argument by legal analysis applying 

facts and law. Therefore, he has waived his argument. D.Z. v. Bethlehem Area Sch. 

Dist., 2 A.3d 742 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) (failure to develop issue or cite authority for 

it in argument section of brief constitutes waiver).

Further, under 42 Pa. C.S. §9762(b), sentences with maximum terms 

of five or more years must be committed to the Department of Corrections

(Department) for confinement in state prison. Notably, the maximum term described 

in Section 9762(f) refers to “the entire continuous term of incarceration to which a 

person is subject,” even if that term includes multiple sentences, sentences imposed 

for violations of probation, and sentences on recommitment for violations of parole. 

42 Pa. C.S. §9762(f). Even where sentences are to be served concurrently, they are 

aggregated for purposes of determining whether they must be served in state or 

county prison. See Commonwealth v. Jamison, 652 A.2d 862 (Pa. Super. 1995), 

affirmed sub nom. Commonwealth v. Tilghman, 673 A.2d 898 (Pa. 1996).

Here, Caccese received a sentence with a five-year maximum in 

Montgomery County. Accordingly, Section 9762 mandates service of Caccese’s 

prison term in state prison, unless some exception applies.
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Section 3815(a) of the Vehicle Code, cited by Caccese, allows a 

sentencing court to retain jurisdiction over parole for certain offenses related to 

driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. 75 Pa. C.S. 

§3815(a). However, the county court’s authority in that regard is limited: “The 

power of the sentencing judge to grant parole shall apply only to those offenders 

whose sentences are being served in a county prison pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §9762 

... or [75 Pa. C.S. §]3804(d).” Id.

As discussed above, 42 Pa. C.S. §9762 does not authorize service of 

Caccese’s Montgomery County sentence in county prison. Thus, to establish his 

entitlement to serve his sentence in county prison, Caccese must demonstrate that 75 

Pa. C.S. §3804(d) applies.

Section 3804(d) of the Vehicle Code provides that, notwithstanding the 

limitations of 42 Pa. C.S. §9762, a county court may order that a sentence be served 

in county prison if, “after the initial assessment required by section 3814(1), the 

person is determined to be in need of additional treatment pursuant to section 

3814(2) ....” 75 Pa. C.S. §3804(d). In turn, Section 3814 of the Vehicle Code 

contemplates a formal assessment process by the Department of Health, the county 

agency responsible for county drug and alcohol programs, or clinical personnel of a

facility licensed by the Department of Health to provide drug and alcohol treatment 

programs. 75 Pa. C.S. §3814(3). That assessment must consider public safety 

issues, and it must also provide recommendations on length of stay, levels of care, 

and follow-up care and monitoring. 75 Pa. C.S. §3814(4).
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Unfortunately, Caccese does not cite to any parts of Section 3814 of the 

Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §3814, nor does he otherwise explain how these 

provisions apply here. As a result, we lack sufficient guidance to review this 

possible issue, and we deem it waived. D.Z.

Accordingly, the Board correctly determined that it, not the county 

court, had jurisdiction over Caccese’s supervision and parole.

III. Conclusion

Based on the foregoing, we affirm the Board’s order.

 

ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge
IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Vincent Caccese, :

Petitioner :

:

v. : No. 832 C.D. 2018

:

Pennsylvania Board of Probation :

and Parole, : 

Respondent :

O R D E R

AND NOW, this 17th day of April, 2019, the order of the Pennsylvania 

Board of Probation and Parole is AFFIRMED.

 

ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge