Scott Allen Woodington v. State of Arizona

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 In this special action, petitioner Scott Woodington challenges the determinations of the respondent judge and respondent presiding judge that he was not entitled to a second peremptory challenge to remove the assigned judge after Woodington was arraigned a second time. Finding no abuse of discretion, we accept jurisdiction but deny relief.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 In September 2015, Woodington was indicted and arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder. The state later moved to amend the indictment, and Woodington moved to dismiss or, in the…