OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, November 9, 1965:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking appellant's release from prison on the grounds (1) that the day after he was arrested he made a confession to the police when he was not represented by counsel and (2) that a plea of guilty was entered at his preliminary hearing before an alderman.
Robert Warren Mays, a 66 year old recluse, was the victim of a brutal beating...
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