Commonwealth ex rel. Davis v. Russell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In April 1962, appellant, while represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of murder generally. A hearing was held on the plea and appellant was adjudged guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 to *22520 years. No appeal was taken from the judgment of conviction or sentence. His present petition for a writ of habeas corpus was dismissed without a hearing and this appeal followed.

We note at the outset that the instant petition for habeas corpus contains numerous contentions considered and rejected by this…