Commonwealth ex rel. Jones v. Rundle

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Richard T. Jones has appealed from an order of Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Philadelphia County dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

This is a typical case in which a prisoner belatedly attacks an earlier sentence when he learns, following his commitment for a later offense, that he must serve unexpired parole time. In each such appeal we carefully review, not only the record in the court of common pleas, but also the original trial record in the court of quarter sessions. If we find that these records are adequate and that appellant’s contentions have…