# Winklespecht v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · December 31, 2002 · 571 Pa. 685

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9748416

## Case

- **Full name:** Walter WINKLESPECHT, Petitioner, v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Respondent
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** December 31, 2002
- **Citations:** 571 Pa. 685; 813 A.2d 688; 2002 Pa. LEXIS 3117
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Cappy
- **Judges:** Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin
- **Cited by:** 24 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Justice CAPPY,
Concurring.
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.

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