COM. ex rel. MATTHEWS v. DAY


381 Pa. 617 (1955)

Commonwealth ex rel. Matthews, Appellant, v. Day.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 23, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Matthews, in propria persona, appellant.

William T. Gennetti and Victor Wright, Assistant District Attorneys, and Samuel Dash, Acting District Attorney, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION PER CURIAM, May 23, 1955:

This is an appeal from an order of the court below dismissing appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellant was indicted, tried, and found guilty of the crime of voluntary manslaughter. His present petition states that there are six questions involved, — Whether he was entitled to have had an investigation made of the charges? Whether he had been entitled to a postponement of his trial in order to have...

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