Commonwealth v. Isenberg

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This is an appeal from an order in the court below dismissing without hearing a petition seeking post-conviction relief.

The sole reason asserted in support of post-conviction relief is that an alleged coerced confession was used as evidence against appellant at trial in violation of constitutional due process. This identical question was raised by the appellant in a habeas corpus action filed in 1964, and after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court dismissed the action based on its finding that the evidence did not support the allegation that the confession was…