Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1978No. H-742PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLOHAN, Justice.

The petitioner, Milton E. Brown, Jr., by petition for writ of habeas corpus seeks to require the Department of Corrections to credit him with two-for-one time while he is in protective custody at the state prison. We accepted jurisdiction for the limited purpose of reviewing certain of the legal issues raised by petitioner.

At the outset it must be noted that the petitioner is not entitled to habeas corpus relief because he does not allege any facts which show that he is entitled to immediate release from custody. Goodman v. State, 96 Ariz. 139, 393 P.2d 148 (1964); Whitt v.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Marcus T. Baumann v. Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. State v. PerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Lloyd v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
  4. Pickett v. BoykinArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Findlay v. LewisArizona Supreme Court · 1992

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