Laird v. Sims
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Pinal. O. J. Baughn, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, C. J.
The petitioner, Knox Laird, was serving in the state prison a term of not less than ten years commencing September 29, 1913, as punishment, after conviction, of the crime of murder. On February 25, 1915, the Governor of the state granted him an unconditional pardon. He accepted the pardon, but the appellee, superintendent of prison, refused to discharge him. In his petition he set forth the above facts, and prayed for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the appellee. The writ was issued.
In his return to the writ, the appellee admitted the allegations of the petition, and stated that he…
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