Legal Opinion
Derendal v. Griffith
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided January 27, 2004No. 1 CA-CV 03-0380PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHENS, Judge. *
¶ 1 Justin Derendal, who is charged with drag racing, argues on appeal that he is entitled to a jury trial. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the trial court’s ruling that the offense of drag racing is not jury eligible.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Derendal was charged with drag racing, a violation of Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 28-708(A) (Supp.2003). He requested a jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, and the court denied his request. Derendal then petitioned the superior court for special action relief from the trial court’s ruling. The superior court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rothweiler v. Superior Court of Pima CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Dean v. DolnyArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- Spitz v. Municipal Court of City of PhoenixArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Derendal v. GriffithArizona Supreme Court · 2005