Commonwealth ex rel. Thomas v. Maroney, 181 A.2d 862

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

Carl Agnew Thomas appeals from the order of the court ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍below refusing the issuance of a rule for a writ of habeas corpus.

The only question presented by the petition is whether the ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍sentence was proper on a bill of indictment to which -the district attorney had failed to affix’ his signature. The defendant signed a ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍waiver of presentment of-indictment to the grand jury and to a trial by jury and entered a’ plea of guilty in conformity with ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍the Act of June 15, 1939, P. L. 400, § 1, 19 PS § 241. This defect was amendable and the ease is ruled by Com. ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍ex rel. Conrad v. Ashe, 142 Pa. Superior Ct. 254, 15 A. 2d 926.

Order affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth ex rel. Thomas v. Maroney

Court Name: Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date Published: Jun 13, 1962

Citations: 181 A.2d 862; 198 Pa. Super. 118; Appeal, No. 73

Docket Number: Appeal, No. 73

Court Abbreviation: Pa. Super. Ct.