Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. McCoy

C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.

Statement of Justice Stevens respecting the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari.

An Arizona jury found respondent guilty of participating in a criminal syndicate, and the trial court sentenced him to a term of 15 years’ imprisonment. After his conviction was affirmed by the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Federal District Court granted his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the order releasing him from custody. The harsh…