Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Garison v. Burke
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1954No. Appeal, 187Published
1Opinion of the Court
378 Pa. 344 (1954)
Commonwealth ex rel. Garrison, Appellant,
v.
Burke.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued June 3, 1954.
June 28, 1954.
Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.
Milton Garrison, appellant, in propria persona.
Donald W. Van Artsdalen, District Attorney, for appellee.
OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, June 28, 1954:
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was presented alleging, inter alia, that the Commonwealth's evidence was circumstantial and failed to prove a felonious intent; that the defendant was illegally arrested; and that his Court-appointed counsel…
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