Commonwealth ex rel. Jones v. Myers

Opinion by

Weight, J.,

Morrice Jones has appealed from hn order of Court of Common Pleas No. 3 of Philadelphia County dismissing his petition for a writ- of habeas corpus. It should perhaps be noted that appellant’s first name as it appears in the caption of his petition is spelled “Morrice” in contrast to the spelling “Morris” appearing in the bills of indictment and notes of testimony. We will briefly summarize the factual and procedural background revealed by our examination of the original trial record.

On June 27, 1961, at 2:20 A.M., officers Eisler and Besris were patrolling Vine Street in…