Orme v. Rogers

In June, 1923, Jack J. Rogers was convicted of the crime of uttering a fictitious check. He was sentenced to serve not more than five nor less than four years in the state prison, commencing with the eighteenth day of Jnne. On September 23d, 1926, Rogers through his attorneys filed a petition in the superior court of Maricopa county for a writ of mandamus to compel the appellants Lin B. Orme, O. O. Case and John W. Murphy, members of tbe board of pardons and paroles, to permit him to appear before the board to ask for a parole.. The petition sets forth that, under certain provisions of the…