Commonwealth ex rel. Terry v. Banmiller

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal by a prisoner from the order of the court below dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The petitioner, Charles A. Terry, was sentenced for murder in 1932 to a term of life imprisonment. In 1942 the Governor, on the recommendation of the Board of Pardons, commuted the sentence to a minimum of ten years, one month, and a maximum of life. The prisoner was released on July 3, 1942. He was returned to prison as a technical parole violator and reparoled twice subsequently. On April 29, 1955, he was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years for a…