Commonwealth ex rel. Krol v. Russell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth ex rel. Krol v. Russell

217 A.2d 738, 421 Pa. 32, 1966 Pa. LEXIS 611

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedMarch 22, 1966

DocketAppeal, No. 304

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth ex rel. Krol v. Russell, 217 A.2d 738, 421 Pa. 32, 1966 Pa. LEXIS 611 (Pa. 1966).

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Opinion

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

This is an appeal from an order below dismissing an action in habeas corpus without hearing.

Appellant, while represented by counsel, plead guilty generally to the charge of murder. After hearing, a three-judge court entered a finding of guilty of murder in the first degree, and imposed a sentence of imprisonment for life.

Appellant now attacks the validity of his confinement and judgment of sentence under the rule enunciated in Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964).

The writ was correctly denied. The rulings in Commonwealth ex rel. Pomoles v. Myers, 418 Pa. 369, 211 A. 2d 483 (1965); Commonwealth ex rel. Adderley v. Myers, 418 Pa. 366, 211 A. 2d 481 (1965); and, Commonwealth ex rel. Blackshear v. Myers, 419 Pa. 151, 213 A. 2d 378 (1965) are controlling.

Order affirmed.

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