Legal Opinion
Ford v. State
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 25, 1999No. 1 CA-CV 98-0279PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOYES, Judge
¶ 1 More than a decade ago, Richard M. Ford (“Appellant”) worked for wages while serving the prison sentence he still serves. The State was supposed to pay minimum wage for this work, but it paid Appellant only $.30 an hour. After Appellant sued and received a judgment against the State for back wages, the State was allowed to deduct thirty percent of the judgment as a contribution toward Appellant’s “room and board.” This deduction is authorized by Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 31-254(E)(4) (1996) (current version at A.R.S. § 31-254(E)(4)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Phoenix v. Super. Ct., Maricopa Cty.Arizona Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Phoenix v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Aitken v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1995
- Robinson v. LintzArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- R.E. Monks Construction Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Kimble v. City of PageCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
- Holly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016
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