Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Ashe, Warden

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Maxey,

The petition for writ of habeas corpus in this case sets forth that the petitioner, an inmate of the Western Penitentiary, on his plea of guilty, was convicted of forgery and sentenced for not less than two years nor more than four years. Two years have just expired and he has been refused a parole.

The petition admits “that the sentence imposed by Judge Braham (was) valid and lawful . . . /’but avers that he was deprived of a fair and impartial hearing before the Parole Board created under the State Parole Act of August 6,1941, P. L. 861, 61 PS 331.1 et seq.,…