Commonwealth ex rel. Jones v. Myers

Brominski, J.,

Relators have presented the attached petition praying for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to try the validity of the detention of relator, James H. Jones, at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and the detention of relator, Marjorie Jones, at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy.

Strict rules of pleading do not apply to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus but some legal definiteness and certainty is required: Commonwealth ex rel. Kennedy v. Mingle, 388 Pa. 54. In the instant petition, no re*565spondents are named or indicated; the petition is not in…