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Mecham v. Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1989No. Nos. CV-89-0245-SA, CV-89-0246-SAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam

I

Petitioners ask this Court to review by special action (see Ariz.R.P.Spec.Act., 17B A.R.S.) the impeachment proceedings in the Arizona legislature that culminated in the removal of Evan Mecham from the office of Governor of the State of Arizona. The events leading up to the impeachment proceedings are described in Mecham v. Gordon, 156 Ariz. 297, 751 P.2d 957 (1988). Petitioners claim numerous errors in the proceedings, beginning with the adoption of the Articles of Impeachment, but focus primarily on the trial in the Arizona State Senate.

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3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mecham v. GordonArizona Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. HarrisOregon Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Ritter v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1936

4Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Ingram v. ShumwayArizona Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Horton v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
  4. SER Margaret L. Workman v. Mitch Carmichael, as President of the SenateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Bristol Bay Productions, LLC v. LampackColorado Court of Appeals · 2011

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