Commonwealth ex rel. Hendrickson v. Hendrick

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Robert Hendrickson has appealed from an order of Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County, entered December 11, 1959, dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas- corpus.

Appellant was indicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia -County on Bill No. 1676 June Sessions 1952 charging burglary, larceny, and receiv*561ing stolen goods. He was tried on July 22, 1952, before President Judge Sloane sitting without a jury. At the trial appellant was represented by counsel from the Philadelphia Voluntary Defender Association. He was found guilty of both burglary…