Potter v. Vanderpool

OPINION

KELLY, Judge.

¶ 1 In these consolidated special actions, we are asked to determine whether a superi- or court judge may refuse to appoint at least two mental health experts to assess a criminal defendant’s competency to stand trial, after a court of limited jurisdiction has found, pursuant to Rule 11.2(c), Ariz. R.Crim. P., there are reasonable grounds to conduct a full competency examination. Based on the clear and unambiguous language of Rule 11.2(d), we hold that the superior court does not have the authority to review a lower court’s decision and substitute its own reasonable…