Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shadd v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1966No. Appeal, 159PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On May 19, 1960, the appellant, Ronald Shadd, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentence was fixed at life imprisonment. Admittedly, throughout the proceedings, Shadd was represented by very competent court-appointed counsel. A motion for a new trial was duly filed and later withdrawn. Sentence was then imposed in accordance with the jury’s verdict. No appeal from the judgment was filed.
In October 1965, Shadd instituted an action in habeas corpus which the court below dismissed. An appeal from that order is now before us.
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