State of Arizona v. Amiel Proto

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Chief Judge.

¶ 1 Petitioner the State of Arizona seeks special action relief from the respondent judge’s order in the underlying sexual abuse prosecution granting real party in interest Amiel Proto’s motion to compel interviews of three witnesses the state intends to call at trial. The state contends that these witnesses are victims who have the right to refuse defense interviews under the Victims’ Bill of Rights, Ariz. Const. art. II, § 2.1(A)(5), and the equivalent statutory provision, A.R.S. § 13-4433. The issues raised are of first impression, pure questions of law, and…