Commonwealth ex rel. Ridenour v. McHugh

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

William Ridenour petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County for a writ of habeas corpus. He was at the time confined in the Cambria County Prison under detainer of the Pennsylvania Board of Parole, but is now an inmate of the Western Penitentiary. He has appealed from the dismissal of his petition and states that the question before us is as follows: “Has the petitioner been deprived of due process of law by the sentencing Judge, and by the denial of counsel on his previous petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus?”

The record discloses that, on August 3, 1912, an…