United States of America Ex Rel. Robert McCray H-5637 v. A. T. Rundle, Sup't

OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal from a refusal of habeas corpus relief requires us to decide whether there was a denial of due process in the consolidation of three indictments for trial before a Pennsylvania judge sitting without a jury.

Appellant had been indicted at 240 April Sessions, 1965 for corrupting the morals of two minor girls and at 241-242 April Sessions, 1965 for statutory rape and corrupting the morals of a third minor. After unsuccessfully moving to sever the trial of Indictment No. 240 appellant waived jury trial on the consolidated indictments. At the conclusion of the…