Rodriguez v. Pima County Superior Court

OPINION

RICHMOND, Chief Judge.

Petitioners have brought this special action to challenge the issuance of subpoenas to two reporters from a Tucson newspaper as part of an investigation by the Pima County Attorney of alleged drug use by members of his staff.

On May 10, 1979, the Tucson Citizen published an article written by the individual petitioners concerning the use of cocaine in Tucson. The story contained the following:

“A deputy county attorney, who uses cocaine ‘every chance I get,’ says the effects are ‘nice . . . but not that pronounced and don’t last that long. You can snort some in the…