Schwichtenberg v. State

MOELLER, Justice.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1 The Arizona Department of Corrections (“DOC”) erroneously released plaintiff James Schwichtenberg (“Plaintiff’) from prison in 1985. In 1996, plaintiff made alternative administrative requests for a certificate of absolute discharge, for credit toward his sentence for the time he was at liberty, or for commutation. His requests were denied and DOC ordered plaintiff to self-report to serve his sentence. Plaintiff sued in superior court, which denied relief. The court of appeals affirmed by decision order. On the facts of this case, we conclude that…