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COM. ex rel. SHAFFER v. CAVELL.

419 Pa. 218 (1965)

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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 13, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Shaffer, appellant, in propria persona.

Richard D. Cicchetti, Assistant District Attorney, and John R. Hoye, District Attorney, for appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, October 13, 1965:

This case is before us on a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner alleges: (1) that he was denied due process of law when he was arrested and confined in three different jails, where he was denied the right to call an attorney to determine why he was being held; (2) that he was held illegally for twelve full days, tortured, coerced, and denied the right to have...

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