Landers v. State Ex Rel. Eyman

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

The appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in superior court, Pinal County and has taken this appeal from the summary denial thereof. He contends that the superior court did not give proper consideration to his petition which “showed that his constitutional rights were violated” and that his conviction was “illegal.”

Needless to say, petitioner was not entitled to a writ of habeas corpus merely for the asking. Eyman v. McPherson, 1 Ariz.App. 578, 405 P.2d 830 (1965). Nor is a hearing required before denial of a habeas corpus application if the applicant,…