Soto v. Sotomayor

OPINION

KRUCKER, Judge.

The sole issue of this appeal is whether justice of the peace courts have jurisdiction to hear and render judgments for violation of A.R.S. § 13-341.

The pertinent facts are as follows. On October 19, 1972, appellant Gilbert Soto, in his official capacity as Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. One of Santa Cruz County, issued a warrant of arrest for one James H. Graham, Cause No. 7340. Thereafter, on October 26, 1972, a criminal complaint (misdemeanor) was filed in the same Justice of the Peace Court against the City of Nogales Chief of Police, Louis Sotomayor, Cause No.…