OPINION PER CURIAM, January 4, 1966:
Thomas McCode, an incarcerated prisoner serving a life sentence after having been found guilty of first degree murder, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was denied, without hearing, by the court below.
McCode alleges he was denied counsel and the right to call friends or relatives prior to signing a confession and that the confession obtained from him was coerced and involuntary. However, in open court...
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