Commonwealth Ex Rel. Diggs v. Banmiller

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. The record discloses that William Diggs, the relator appellant, was charged in twenty bills of indictment, Nos. 215 to 234 inclusive, June Sessions, 1943 with assault, assault with intent to rob, burglary and larceny, growing out of fifteen purse snatchings from women on the streets of the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

The relator was arrested on April 29, 1943. The cases were called on June 11, 1943 before President Judge…