Commonwealth ex rel. Sholter v. Claudy

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, dismissing relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and refusing the writ.

On August 3, 1942, the relator, George F. Sholter, was sentenced by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Blair County to serve a term of 5% to 11 years from July 28, 1942, for a conviction on three charges of robbery and attempted robbery. He was committed to the Western State Penitentiary and later, on August 9, 1945, was transferred to Rockview Prison Farm in Centre County, from which he escaped on June 11, 1946. He…