Commonwealth ex rel. Woodson v. Myers

Carroll, P.J.,

This matter is before the court by petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his petition, relator avers that he did not receive a preliminary hearing prior to his trial on June 2, 1960, in which he was convicted of the charge of “aggravated robbery” on bill no. 455, April sessions, 1960; further, that he did not have any information or knowledge of the crime of which he was charged prior to trial and, finally, that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to warrant a finding of guilty to a robbery charge.

It is clear that the averments of relator’s petition relating to…