Commonwealth Ex Rel. Riccio v. Dilworth

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

Nicholas Riccio, appellant in this consolidated appeal, sought in the court below to, gain his freedom or a new trial by virtue of a petition for special relief and a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The petition for special relief, treated as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, was dismissed after full argu ment. The petition for writ of error likewise was dismissed after a full hearing. This appeal followed.

Appellant and Larry Mooney were tried on April 9, 1952 before a jury on a charge of robbery. At the same trial Larry Mooney and his brother, Charles…