Commonwealth v. Howard

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

On November 24, 1958 Jesse Howard, the appellant, appeared before the Quarter Sessions Court of York County, signed a waiver of indictment by the grand jury and a waiver of counsel, entered guilty pleas to four district attorney’s bills of indictment charging larceny and receiving stolen goods and was sentenced. At that time he was not represented by counsel.

*287On November 29, 1965 Ms petition for a writ of habeas corpus was granted by the Court of Common Pleas on the ground he had not intelligently and understanding^ waived Ms constitutional right to counsel when he plead…