Commonwealth Ex Rel. Aldrich v. Ashe, Warden

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The relator is confined in the Western State Penitentiary under a sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Crawford County of not less than 6 years nor more than 20 years — to date from February 22, 1940 — following a verdict of guilty of robbery while armed with a loaded revolver.

His petition for writ of habeas corpus presents the following matters as grounds for his discharge:

1. He avers that he was not allowed an adequate time to prepare his defense.

The record shows that he was arrested on February 21, 1940, and the next day was taken before a justice of the…