Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bell v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

The instant appeal is from the order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County, dismissing appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Appellant was charged with murder and found guilty, by a jury, of murder in the first degree, and the penalty was fixed at death. The judgment of sentence was subsequently affirmed by this court. Com. v. Bell, 417 Pa. 291, 208 A. 2d 465 (1965).

In his petition for writ of habeas corpus, the appellant raises the following issues: (1) that he was denied due process of law by virtue of the introduction of certain…