McDonald v. Thomas

OPINION

BERCH, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Kevin McDonald (“Appellant”) appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. Appellant requested that the trial court declare invalid former Governor Symington’s denial of his request for commutation of his life sentence and order his release from prison. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s ruling.

FACTS

¶ 2 Appellant is serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole for twenty-five years. Pursuant to statutory authority, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency (“the Board”) conducted a disproportionality review…