Commonwealth ex rel. Walker v. Myers

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from an Order by the Court of Common Pleas No. 8 of Philadelphia County, denying without a hearing relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Relator pleaded guilty to murder generally, while represented by two court-appointed counsel. On Sep*302tember 9, 1957, evidence was presented to the Court en banc in order to determine the degree of the crime and the penalty. A written statement in which relator admitted his complicity in the crime was introduced without objection at these proceedings. Relator was found guilty of murder in the first…