Commonwealth v. Runkle

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

The instant appeal is the latest in a long series of legal efforts maintained by the appellant to seek reversal of his conviction on charges arising out of his involvement in an attempted prison breach, wherein a hostage was held, in 1970. The instant appeal is from the February 17, 1976 Order of the lower court dismissing a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by appellant on December 3, 1975.

The long history of litigation shows that following appellant’s conviction, 1 denial of his post-trial motions and sentencing, he filed a direct appeal, with the assistance of…