Commonwealth ex rel. Lomax v. Russell

Opinion by

Wood side, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the court of common pleas dismissing a prisoner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The prisoner was convicted on two bills of indictment charging illegal sales of drugs during the month of March 1959. On September 8, 1960, he was sentenced to 5 to 10 years on each bill to run consecutively. The parole board entered his term as being for a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years. The petitioner claims that the sentences and the entry of his prison term by the Board of Parole were illegal.

The sentences were imposed under §12…