Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bollinger v. Myers

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

This is an appeal by the relator, Lloyd Bollinger, Jr., from the refusal of the court below to grant a writ of habeas corpus. Upon a plea of guilty to charges of arson at Nos. 147, 148, 149 and 150 September Sessions, 1955, relator was sentenced consecutively to a term of not less than five nor more than ten years in the Eastern State Penitentiary on each indictment, or a total of not less than twenty nor more than forty years.

On October 26, 1955, relator was taken into custody by tbe Pennsylvania State Police for tbe purpose of investigation concerning several fires of…