Findlay v. Lewis

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought by a Utah inmate residing at the Arizona State Prison seeking a return to a Utah prison. We are asked to decide whether the petition states a claim upon which relief can be granted. We hold that it does not.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On August 29, 1990, Findlay, a prisoner at the Arizona State Prison, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. His pro se petition alleged that he had been convicted in the State of Utah, was incarcerated in Arizona for safety reasons,…