Com. ex Rel. Currier v. Russell

Full title: Commonwealth ex rel. Currier, Appellant, v. Russell

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 10, 1964

204 A.2d 458 (Pa. 1964)

204 A.2d 458

Opinion

Submitted October 9, 1964.

November 10, 1964.

Before BELL, C. J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

Appeal, No. 60, Jan. T., 1965, from order of Superior Court, October T., 1964, No. 17, affirming order of Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, June T., 1963, No. 5968, in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Leonard J. Currier v. H. E. Russell, Superintendent. Orders reversed and new trial ordered.

Same case in Superior Court: 203 Pa. Super. 703.

Habeas corpus.

Petition dismissed, order by SWENEY, P. J. Relator appealed to Superior Court which affirmed order, opinion per curiam. Appeal to Supreme Court allowed.

Leonard J. Currier, appellant, in propria persona.

Ralph B. D'Iorio, Assistant District Attorney, Domenic D. Jerome, First Assistant District Attorney, and Jacques H. Fox, District Attorney, for appellee.

OPINION PER CURIAM, November 10, 1964:

In the light of our decisions in Commonwealth ex rel. O'Lock v. Rundle, 415 Pa. 515, 204 A.2d 439 (1964), and Commonwealth ex rel. Goodfellow v. Rundle, 415 Pa. 528, 204 A.2d 446 (1964), the orders of the Superior Court and the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County are reversed. The record is remanded to the court of original jurisdiction with directions to issue the writ and grant a new trial.