COM. ex rel. BOOKER v. MARONEY


424 Pa. 394 (1967)

Commonwealth ex rel. Booker, Appellant, v. Maroney.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 14, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., for appellant.

Edwin J. Martin, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, March 14, 1967:

James Booker, defendant-relator, was arrested at about 2:00 A.M. on March 23, 1962, in Pittsburgh, and was later charged with the murder of Thomas Clemens. On September 10, 1962, defendant-relator while represented by Court-appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with murder and voluntary manslaughter.*...

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