Legal Opinion
Application of Denetclaw
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1958No. 6519PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UDALL, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by the State of Arizona from an order of the Superior Court of Apache County, in a habeas corpus matter, releasing petitioner Denetclaw from a commitment issued by a justice court and restoring him to his liberty.
The facts, which are not in dispute, may be summarized as follows: Petitioner, Ted Denetclaw, a Navajo tribal Indian, was arrested on April 26, 1957, by Kenneth Febach, an Arizona highway patrolman, on the right of way of state highway numbered “U. S. 66”, which at that point (Section 5, Tp. 22 North, Range 31 East) lies wholly within the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. SosseurCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Begay v. MillerArizona Supreme Court · 1950
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Super. Ct. in & for Maricopa Cty.Arizona Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. WebsterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Ross v. NeffCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Ross v. NeffCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Enriquez v. SUPER. CT., IN AND FOR COUNTY OF PIMACourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
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