Commonwealth ex rel. McMorris v. Maroney

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Cambridge L. McMorris has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. According to the Commonwealth’s brief, appellant “has filed numerous petitions at various numbers and terms. The actual number filed is thirteen”. While it will be necessary for us to dispose of the instant appeal, we do not propose to burden this opinion with extended discussion.

Appellant’s petition for the writ attacks his conviction on May 27, 1948, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Westmoreland County at No. 8 May…