Commonwealth ex rel. McCode v. Myers

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Thomas McCode, an incarcerated prisoner serving a life sentence after having been found guilty of first degree murder, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was denied, without hearing, by the court below.

McCode alleges he was denied counsel and the right to call friends or relatives prior to signing a confession and that the confession obtained from him was coerced and involuntary. However, in open court and while represented by counsel, McCode entered a plea of guilty to murder generally.

*497We have examined the instant record and conclude that the entry of the…