Reed v. Burke

OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 Petitioner George Reed seeks special action relief from the trial court’s denial of his request for a change of judge under Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure (“Rule”) 17.4(g). We previously issued an order accepting jurisdiction, denying relief, and stating that a written decision would follow. This is that decision.

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¶ 2 It is well established that the denial of a request for a change of judge is appropriate for special action review. State ex rel. Thomas v. Gordon, 213 Ariz. 499, 501, 144 P.3d 513, 515 (App.2006) (“Challenges to rulings regarding a party’s…