Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ciampoli v. Heston

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The relator, Albert Ciampoli, has made application for discharge from imprisonment in the Philadelphia County Prison, on the ground that he is unjustly confined therein. He claims to have served the full term which could properly have been imposed upon him, and insists that further detention is illegal. If he is held by virtue of a sentence in excess of that permitted by law, his release should be directed: Com. v. Morgan, 278 Pa. 395; Com. ex rel. Holinko v. Ashe, 290 Pa. 534. To determine the correctness of his contention, an examination of the record becomes…