PAXTON v. WALTERS

No. 5491.

72 Ariz. 120 (1951)

231 P.2d 458

PAXTON v. WALTERS.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

May 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall W. Haislip, of Phoenix, for appellant.

Fred O. Wilson, Atty. Gen., Phil J. Munch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.


PHELPS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the superior court of Pinal County denying the discharge of appellant James P. Paxton on a writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of the warden of the state prison at Florence.

The facts are that on November 24th, 1950, appellant entered a plea of guilty in the superior court of Yavapai County to a purported charge of perjury and was thereupon sentenced by said court to serve a term of not...

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