Ard v. State Ex Rel. Superior Court

McFarland, Justice:

Arthur Lee Ard, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, has petitioned this court for a writ of mandamus, or in the alternative, a writ -of habeas corpus. The Attorney General of Arizona has filed a response and we have elected to treat the petition as one for habeas corpus.

As the facts are not in dispute and this case concerns a matter of law which is of some concern to the judiciary of this state, the reasons for our issuance of the writ are set forth in the following opinion.. Petitioner appeared before the Pima County Superior Court in February of 1960 and pleaded guilty…