COM. ex rel. WEST v. MYERS


423 Pa. 1 (1966)

Commonwealth ex rel. West, Appellant, v. Myers.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sank West, appellant, in propria persona.

Charles Robert Bernsee and Joseph M. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, September 27, 1966:

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In 1958, appellant was indicted and charged with the offense of murder. Two attorneys were appointed to represent him and he was brought to trial in June of that year. At trial, appellant's plea of guilty to the charge of murder generally was accepted by the court and a hearing held before a three...

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