Commonwealth ex rel. Burnett v. Wilson

ACKER, J.,

The matter for> determination is upon a writ of habeas corpus and involves whether a “detainer” from a district magistrate of the County of Mercer is to be honored by the Warden of the Mercer County Jail.

*344FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Defendant, George Burnett, Jr., was placed in the Mercer County Jail on January 6, 1970, due to his inability to raise bond on four counts of forgery and one count of larceny.

2. Two charges were filed against petitioner, George Burnett, Jr., for a violation of The Game Law by George Badger, a game protector of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on February 5,1970.

3.…