Commonwealth Ex Rel. Wilson v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

Raymond P. Wilson — now serving a life sentence after conviction of a felony murder 1 — filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County a habeas corpus petition which that court dismissed without a hearing.

On this appeal, at the outset, Wilson claims that he was entitled to a hearing on his petition and an opportunity to present allegedly material facts in support thereof and that the court’s refusal of his petition without a hearing constitutes error. In a habeas corpus proceeding, where no material or substantial questions of fact are…