Commonwealth Ex Rel. Allen v. Claudy

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

This is an appeal by relator from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Relator is confined in the Western State Penitentiary under sentence imposed January 21, 1949, at No. 220, February Term, 1949, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Westmoreland County. He waived presentment of bill of indictment to the grand jury and entered a plea of guilty to a bill drawn under the Act of April 15,1907, P. L. 62, as amended, 19 PS §241. The district attorney’s bill to the above number and term charged…