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McDONALD v. THOMAS

No. CV-01-0001-PR.

40 P.3d 819 (2002)

202 Ariz. 35

Kevin McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Melvin THOMAS, Complex Warden, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

February 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bartels and Paul Bender, College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Attorneys for Kevin McDonald.

Janet A. Napolitano, Arizona Attorney General, by Thomas I. McClory, Phoenix, Attorneys for Melvin Thomas.

OPINION

FELDMAN, Justice.

¶ 1 This is a habeas corpus proceeding in which the trial judge determined that the prisoner, Kevin Lewis McDonald, was not entitled to relief. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that former Governor Fife Symington had complied with the law in denying commutation of McDonald's sentence. We granted review to determine whether the manner in which Governor Symington's office handled this matter complied with constitutional...

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