Commonwealth ex rel. Davis v. Myers
This text of 25 Pa. D. & C.2d 741 (Commonwealth ex rel. Davis v. Myers) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Petitioner, Philip Lee Davis, in this habeas corpus proceeding, was sentenced on September 7, 1960, by Judge E. Leroy van Roden to a term of five to 10 years on bill of indictment no. 620, March term 1960, charging him with assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery and rape. Sentence was suspended on bills 618 and 619, charging aggravated robbery and indecent assault.
Petitioner’s contention “that he was, and is not guilty of the charges tried” is not cognizable in a [742]*742habeas corpus proceeding. Petitioner complains that the testimony of the prosecutrix was uncorroborated, that the charge of rape was not supported by medical testimony and that there were no competent eyewitnesses. These contentions have no merit whatsoever. We shall, therefore, discharge the rule heretofore issued.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
25 Pa. D. & C.2d 741, 1961 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 344, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-ex-rel-davis-v-myers-pactcomplphilad-1961.