COM. ex rel. FARROW v. MARTIN


387 Pa. 449 (1956)

Commonwealth ex rel. Farrow, Appellant, v. Martin.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F.G. Smith, for appellant.

Thomas M. Reed, Assistant District Attorney, with him James N. Lafferty, First Assistant District Attorney, Victor H. Blanc, District Attorney, and Francis A. Biunno and Christopher F. Edley, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ARNOLD, December 29, 1956:

The court below dismissed petitioner's writ of habeas corpus, and the petitioner appealed.

In 1953, on an indictment for murder, relator was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1954, on writ of habeas corpus, petitioner's judgment was vacated because of prejudicial remarks of the trial judge, the indictment reinstated...

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