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COM. ex rel. HAMILTON v. CAVELL

188 Pa.Super. 161 (1958)

Commonwealth ex rel. Hamilton, Appellant, v. Cavell.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence Hamilton, appellant, in propria persona.

Robert T. Grannis, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, GUNTHER, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, ERVIN, and WATKINS, JJ.

OPINION BY HIRT, J., December 9, 1958:

Fully five years after his conviction and sentence on a charge of burglary, relator petitioned for his discharge on habeas corpus, from the Western State Penitentiary. He was represented by counsel both at the trial and at the time of sentence.

Contrary to his contention, he was not denied a speedy trial in violation of a constitutional right. On his arrest relator...

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