Commonwealth ex rel. Bogart v. Myers

Forrest, P. J.,

Robert Bogart filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking to be released from the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pennsylvania.

Petitioner was indicted on charges of burglary and larceny as of no. 445 November term, 1957, in the court of oyer and terminer and court of quarter sessions of this county. On February 7, 1958, petitioner, *608who was not represented by counsel, was brought before the Honorable David E. Groshens, when the following colloquy took place:

“Mr. Lowe (Assistant District Attorney) : Before we take the plea from this man, Robert Francis…