Commonwealth ex rel. West v. Myers

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In 1958, appellant was indicted and charged with the offense of murder. Two attorneys were appointed to represent him and he was brought to trial in June of that year. At trial, appellant’s plea of guilty to the charge of murder generally was accepted by the court and a hearing held before a three judge panel for the purpose of determining the degree of guilt.1 Appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 to 20 years. No…