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COM. ex rel. CHERRY v. CAVELL

422 Pa. 283 (1966)

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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cherry, appellant, in propria persona.

Joseph M. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, June 24, 1966:

This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 9 of Philadelphia County, dismissing without hearing Cherry's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Relator while represented by counsel pleaded guilty to a charge of murder. The Court found him guilty of murder in the first degree, and fixed the sentence at life imprisonment. Relator contends that he was denied his constitutional rights because he did...

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