Commonwealth ex rel. Harbold v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Petitioner-appellant James W. Harbold has again found his way to our Court. Harbold was convicted by a jury in 1962 of first degree murder; the jury fixed *118the penalty at life imprisonment. At petitioner’s express request post-trial motions were withdrawn; no appeal was taken. His first habeas corpus petition reached this Court in 1965 and, after an exhaustive review of the record, was denied. Commonwealth ex rel. Harbold v. Myers, 417 Pa. 358, 207 A. 2d 805 (1965). A federal court habeas attempt followed with a similar lack of success. See United States ex rel.…