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Jackson v. Vaughn

Citations

  • 777 A.2d 436
  • 565 Pa. 601

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the appellant was not entitled to double credit for time served where “that time ha[d] already been credited towards his parole violation sentence.”
  • finding speedy trial claim waived where it was not raised in the trial court
  • mandamus cannot be used to compel the Department to perform an illegal act
  • “Mandamus is an extraordinary writ that will only lie to compel official performance of a ministerial act or mandatory duty where there is a clear legal right in the plaintiff, a corresponding duty in the defendant, and want of any other appropriate and adequate remedy.”
  • waiving, pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2119, argument limited to bald allegation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Saylor, Castille, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Nigro, Newman

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