Commonwealth ex rel. Bey v. Myers

Sloane, P. J.,

Relator was found guilty by a jury on four bills of indictment charging sales of drugs (marihuana cigarettes) on four separate occasions. A motion for new trial was made but later withdrawn, and a sentence of one to five years was imposed on one of the bills. Sentence on the other bills was suspended.

Relator now petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. Heavers: (1) He was held under excessive bail ($35,-000) for seven days before a hearing; (2) he was tried for several separate and distinct offenses at one time, so it must be concluded that evidence of one crime was used to…