Commonwealth ex rel. Andrews v. Russell

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for habeas corpus filed November 20, 1964. The petition was dismissed without a hearing by Order of the Common Pleas Court.

On April 29, 1954, relator while represented by counsel pleaded guilty and was found guilty by the Court en banc of murder in the first degree.

Relator voluntarily made a statement to the police on December 3, 1953, several hours after he had. been arrested, in which he admitted the killing. This statement or confession was used at his trial, without objection by relator’s counsel, for the…