Commonwealth ex rel. Fink v. Rundle

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In August 1965, appellant was convicted by jury of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to a term of im*135prisonment of 6 to 12 years. Although appellant, an indigent, was represented throughout the proceedings by court appointed counsel, no post trial motions were filed and no appeal was taken.

In October 1965, appellant filed certain papers with the court below challenging the validity of his conviction and present confinement. The court, treating the papers before it as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus,1 dismissed the petition without a hearing. This appeal…