OPINION BY WRIGHT, J., June 11, 1957:
On August 27, 1956, Daniel Koenig, an inmate of the Western Penitentiary, petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County for a writ of habeas corpus. A rule was granted to show cause why the writ should not issue. Answers were filed by the district attorney and the warden of the penitentiary. On October 9, 1956, the rule was discharged and the writ refused. This appeal followed.
On October 27, 1955, a masked...
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