Commonwealth ex rel. Edwards v. Myers

Chudoff, J.,

On July 23, 1957, petitioner was tried and convicted of three bills of indictment, nos. 92 and 94, February sessions, 1957, charging aggravated robbery and commission of a crime of violence while armed with a firearm, and bill *451no. 2094, April sessions, 1957, charging conspiracy. The sentence on all three bills was for a term of imprisonment of not less than six nor more than 20 years.

Petitioner, on June 8, 1960, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, in the court of Common Pleas No. 7 of Philadelphia County, alleging that the trial judge violated the due process provisions of the…