United States ex rel. Boyd v. Rundle

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.

On April 23, 1966, a jury in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lehigh County found Robert Boyd guilty of murder in the second degree (Indictment No. 114, April Sessions, 1966). Following this verdict Boyd briefly conferred with his counsel and then indicated, through his counsel, that he did not desire to appeal from the verdict and was prepared for the imposition of sentence. The trial judge questioned the defendant, and the latter stated that he comprehended his counsel’s advice regarding a possible appeal, and that he wished to file no post-trial…