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COM. ex rel. LIGHT v. CAVELL

422 Pa. 215 (1966)

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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis N. Light, appellant, in propria persona.

Gerald R. Walmer, District Attorney, for appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, June 24, 1966:

On September 10, 1958, appellant, while represented by court appointed counsel, was convicted by jury of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 to 20 years. No post trial motions were filed and no appeal taken.

On January 14, 1965, the present petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed in the court below. Counsel was appointed and a...

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