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Com. ex rel. Brown v. Rundle

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Sep 12, 1963
193 A.2d 781 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1963)

Opinion

June 11, 1963.

September 12, 1963.

Criminal Law — Practice — Habeas corpus — Sufficiency and credibility of evidence — Illegally obtained evidence.

In a habeas corpus proceeding, in which it appeared that petitioner's contentions related to (1) the sufficiency and credibility of the evidence on which he was convicted, and (2) an alleged illegal arrest resulting in the introduction of allegedly illegally obtained evidence at his trial in violation of his constitutional rights, and that the court below, holding that the matters complained of were not properly subject to review by writ of habeas corpus, dismissed the petition, it was Held that the order of the court below should be affirmed.

Before RHODES, P.J., ERVIN, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, and FLOOD, JJ.

Appeal, No. 148, Oct. T., 1963, from order of Court of Common Pleas No. 7 of Philadelphia County, March T., 1962, No. 4830, in case of Commonwealth ex rel. James Brown v. A. T. Rundle, Warden. Order affirmed.

Same case in court below: 31 Pa. D. C. 2d 153.

Habeas corpus.

Order entered dismissing petition, opinion by GLEESON, J. Relator appealed.

James Brown, appellant, in propria persona.

Burton Satzberg and Arlen Specter, Assistant District Attorneys, F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney, and James C. Crumlish, Jr., District Attorney, for appellee.


Submitted June 11, 1963.


The order of the court below dismissing the petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed on the opinion of Judge GLEESON of the Court of Common Pleas No. 7 of Philadelphia County, as reported in 31 Pa. D. C. 2d 153.


Summaries of

Com. ex rel. Brown v. Rundle

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Sep 12, 1963
193 A.2d 781 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1963)
Case details for

Com. ex rel. Brown v. Rundle

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth ex rel. Brown, Appellant, v. Rundle

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Sep 12, 1963

Citations

193 A.2d 781 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1963)
193 A.2d 781