COMMONWEALTH v. McCANT


424 Pa. 349 (1967)

Commonwealth v. McCant, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 14, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph McCant, appellant, in propria persona.

Gordon Gelfond and Alan J. Davis, Assistant District Attorneys, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, March 14, 1967:

On October 25, 1954, the appellant, Joseph McCant, while represented by counsel, plead guilty generally to the charge of murder. After hearing, a three judge court found him guilty of murder in the first degree and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. No appeal from the judgment was entered.

In March 1964, McCant instituted an action in habeas corpus which the trial court dismissed. On appeal, we affirmed,...

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