Commonwealth ex rel. Neal v. Banmiller

Curran, J.,

Paul Neal, a prisoner in the Eastern State Penitentiary, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 18, 1957, an answer was filed by the district attorney for this county and a hearing was held before this court.

Relator had pleaded guilty on November 5, 1954, at nos. 801-B, 801-C, November term, 1954, to the charges of burglary, larceny and armed robbery. He was sentenced to imprisonment in the Eastern State Penitentiary for not less than 5 nor more than 10 years on each count, sentences to run concurrently.

The petition was prepared and filed by relator and alleges a…