Commonwealth ex rel. Montgomery v. Russell

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Relator, William C. Montgomery, has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus without a hearing.

*651Relator was charged with the commission of a number of crimes in Blair County during the year 1960. Indictments based thereon were prepared charging forgery, issuing fraudulent checks, and prison breach.

On October 10, 1960, relator appeared for sentence on his pleas of guilty having signed the indictments and a waiver of presentation to the grand jury. With the exception of sentence on the indictment…