Legal Opinion
Chitwood v. Eyman
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 7, 1952No. 5719PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LA PRADE, Justice.
This matter comes before the court on account of a writ of habeas corpus issued out of and returnable to this court, directed to and commanding the Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, to show cause for the alleged illegal detention and incarceration of one E. B. Chitwood, petitioner for the writ.
From the petition for and the return to the writ it appears that on the 5th day of September, 1952, a complaint in writing was lodged with the Hon. Lee Garrett, one of the presiding Superior Court judges of Pima County, acting in the capacity of a magistrate. This complaint was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. ChitwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1952
- State Ex Rel. La Prade v. GranthamArizona Supreme Court · 1926
- Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. ThomasArizona Supreme Court · 1954
- State ex rel. Corbin v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1966