Levoy Jasper Meredith v. State of Arizona

523 F.2d 481

Levoy Jasper MEREDITH, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

STATE OF ARIZONA et al., Respondents-Appellees.

No. 74-1315.

United States Court of Appeals,

Ninth Circuit.

Sept. 30, 1975.

Levoy Meredith, in pro. per.

Stanley L. Patchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondents-appellees.

OPINION

Before DUNIWAY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and CONTI,* District Judge.

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

1

Meredith's civil rights action (42 U.S.C. § 1983) was dismissed for failure to state a claim for relief, and he appeals.

2

I. The Facts.

3

We assume, for present purposes only, that the allegations of Meredith's…