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COMMONWEALTH v. HOWELLS

432 Pa. 618 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Howells, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 11, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Allan Howells, appellant, in propria persona.

Jerome T. Foerster, Assistant District Attorney, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for appellee.

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

OPINION PER CURIAM, October 11, 1968:

Order affirmed.

Mr. Justice MUSMANNO did not participate in the decision of this case.

Mr. Justice COHEN took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

DISSENTING OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS:

Appellant pleaded guilty to murder in 1946 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In November, 1966 he filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act in which he set forth numerous...

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