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THORNTON v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLE

525 Pa. 180 (1990)

578 A.2d 1289

Hubert THORNTON, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 24, 1990.

Reargument Denied December 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester G. Nauhaus, Public Defender, Shelley Stark, Chief-Appellate Div., Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioner.

Robert Greevy, Chief Counsel, Herman Tartler, Pa. Bd. of Probation and Parole, Harrisburg, Pa., for respondent.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This matter presents yet another opportunity for us to address the question of whether court-appointed appellate counsel may be sanctioned pursuant to Rule 2744 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure, Pa.R.A.P. 2744, for the filing of a frivolous appeal. In the instant matter, however, the question arises in a slightly different context, requiring us to consider the propriety of an order of the Commonwealth Court denying...

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