Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Rayes
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 2007No. CV-06-0303-PRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HURWITZ, Justice.
¶ 1 This case requires us to determine whether, in a pretrial proceeding, the superi- or court can order reinstatement of an expired plea offer upon finding that defense counsel engaged in excusable neglect by failing to convey the offer to her client.
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¶ 2 In April 2004, Anthony James Reynaga was charged -with theft of means of transportation. On July 6, 2005, a Maricopa County grand jury indicted Reynaga for armed robbery. The prosecutor sent two written plea offers to defense counsel, one in each pending case. Each offer was contingent on acceptance of the other. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. SpreitzArizona Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. DonaldCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
- State v. BennettArizona Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Ray Dansby v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- Michael Murdaugh v. Charles RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Donald W. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
- State of Arizona v. Rachel Marie VallejoCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
- State v. SANG LECourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
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