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COMMONWEALTH v. KRESS

438 Pa. 482 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Kress, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray B. Frazee, Jr., Public Defender, for appellant.

Daniel E. Teeter, Special Assistant District Attorney, and Oscar F. Spicer, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, May 27, 1970:

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in May, 1964. Appellant filed no post-trial motions, nor was any direct appeal taken. However, the appellant filed a petition for habeas corpus. After an evidentiary hearing, the petition was denied. Com. ex rel. Kress v. Rundle, 7 Adams 171 (1966). We affirmed. Com. ex rel. Kress v. Rundle, 425 Pa. 142

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