Commonwealth ex rel. Uhler v. Myers

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, without a hearing. The petitioner, Joseph Uhler, was indicted on charges of burglary and larceny. He entered a plea of guilty and Avas sentenced on June 11, 1962, to pay a fine of $50 and to undergo imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than five years.

The only questions involved in this appeal are the contentions of the petitioner that he was denied due *400process by not being represented by counsel, and was not afforded an opportunity to say anything on…