Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harman v. Burke

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

This is an appeal from an order denying relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Relator was originally sentenced at No. 11, October Sessions, 1936, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of York County to a term of not less than two years nor more than four years in the Eastern State Penitentiary upon his conviction of an attempt to commit burglary. The effective date of the sentence was September 14, 1936.

Relator was released on parole on September 28, 1938, at which time there. remained unserved of his maximum sentence one year, eleven months and sixteen days. On…