Commonwealth ex rel. Allen v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In March of 1959, appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder. A three-judge court, after hearing the evidence, including defendant’s own testimony, found him guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Neither a new trial nor an arrest of judgment was requested, and no appeal was taken. This petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in August, 1962, was denied without a hearing.

The petition filed below and the brief submitted to us apparently were prepared by petitioner himself without aid of counsel. He raises questions…