Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gist v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, presently serving a life sentence following his conviction in a trial by jury of murder in the first degree, appeals the dismissal, without hearing, of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. His numerous contentions 2 have no merit and were properly disposed of by the court below. Only one issue raised by this appeal requires our discussion.

Appellant contends that the introduction at trial, prior to the adoption of the Split-Ver diet Act, 3 of the record of one prior conviction 4 amounted to a denial of due process and invalidated his conviction. We…