Commonwealth v. McCant

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Eagen,

On October 25, 1954, the appellant, Joseph McCant, while represented by counsel, plead guilty generally to the charge of murder. After hearing, a three judge court found him guilty of murder in the first degree and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. No appeal from the judgment was entered.

In March 1964, McCant instituted an action in habeas corpus which the trial court dismissed. On appeal, we affirmed, 418 Pa. 394, 211 A. 2d 460 (1965).

In March 1966, McCant instituted proceedings under the Post Conviction Hearing Act,1 which the trial court dismissed without…