CHITWOOD v. EYMAN

No. 5719.

74 Ariz. 334 (1952)

248 P.2d 884

CHITWOOD v. EYMAN, Sheriff of Pima County.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

October 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward W. Scruggs, Tucson, Shute & Elsing, Paul H. Primock, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Robert Morrison, County Atty., Norman Herring, Deputy County Atty., Tucson, Fred O. Wilson, Atty. Gen., for respondent.


LA PRADE, Justice.

This matter comes before the court on account of a writ of habeas corpus issued out of and returnable to this court, directed to and commanding the Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, to show cause for the alleged illegal detention and incarceration of one E.B. Chitwood, petitioner for the writ.

From the petition for and the return to the writ it appears that on the 5th day of September, 1952, a complaint in writing was lodged with the Hon...

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