Legal Opinion

Foggy v. State Ex Rel. Eyman

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1971No. 10521PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Pinal County Superior Court denying Henry Foggy’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner is a prisoner at the Arizona State Prison at Florence, Pinal County, Arizona. He asked that the prison authorities allow him reasonable access to the use of the law books at the prison, or in the alternative that he be discharged from custody.

The State has not filed an opposing brief or otherwise responded. The facts as stated by petitioner in his opening brief are as follows:

“On January 8, 1971 at approximately 12:30 P.M. Petitioner requested…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  3. William Joe Johnson v. Harry S. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, and C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
  4. Application of DuttonArizona Supreme Court · 1963
  5. State v. FoggyArizona Supreme Court · 1971

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Foggy v. Arizona Board of Pardons and ParolesArizona Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Griswold v. GomesArizona Supreme Court · 1974
  3. X v. McCrackenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1972
  4. Bevins v. State ex rel. CardwellCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975

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