State v. Wein

OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge:

¶ 1 This special action arises out of the superior court’s refusal to consider victims’ impact statements proffered by the state during a bond release hearing. The court ruled that, at a hearing to determine whether a defendant was bondable, it would not consider the impact statements without giving the defense an opportunity to cross-examine the victims at the hearing. The state petitioned this court. For the following reasons, we accept jurisdiction and grant relief.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 In January 2016, Real Party in Interest, Phillip Ray Sisco (Sisco),…