Commonwealth Ex Rel. Scasserra v. Maroney

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is an appeal from the dismissal by the Dauphin County Court of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was based upon an alleged violation of relator-appellant’s constitutional right of due process in that he received no preliminary hearing before a magistrate prior to his indictment.

Appellant was sentenced to a term of not more, than four nor less than two years in the Eastern State Penitentiary for a burglary of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harris-burg. This sentence, imposed by the Dauphin County Court, was to be computed…