Commonwealth v. Knapp

Opinion by

Hannum, J.,

This is an appeal from an order dismissing the appellant’s petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act without a hearing. The petitioner had been arrested in New York State on February 21, 1961, and had waived extradition to Pennsylvania. He alleges that he was interrogated continuously from 6:00 P.M. until 4:00 A.M. of the following morning without food or rest and without being warned of his right to remain silent or his right to counsel. At his trial on March 3, 1961, he entered a plea of guilty but he alleges that it was unlawfully induced.

The petitioner was…