Commonwealth v. Brandon

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

The appellant, Willie C. Brand on, was arrested and indicted on a charge of homicide, which homicide had occurred April 30, 1960. On November 1, 1960, Brandon, while represented by his attorney, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of murder. Four judges, sitting as a court en banc, found appellant guilty of second-degree murder after hearing testimony to determine the degree of guilt. He was sentenced to a term of ten to twenty years.

On December 4, 1968, appellant filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act petition raising (1) the issue of the deprivation of bis…