COM. ex rel. FRAZIER v. MARONEY


419 Pa. 361 (1965)

Commonwealth ex rel. Frazier, Appellant, v. Maroney.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Frazier, appellant, in propria persona.

William J. Franks, 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 ROBERTS, November 9, 1965:

In September, 1963, appellant was convicted in a trial by jury of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 to 12 years. No post trial motions were filed and no appeal taken.

Subsequently, appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his conviction was invalid on the ground that certain oral and written statements had been improperly admitted at trial. The...

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