Legal Opinion

Frederickson v. Superior Court

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 25, 1996No. 1 CA-SA 96-0123PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

Randal Frederickson, the Petitioner, filed a petition for special action from the trial judge’s denial of his request for a jury trial. Following argument, we accepted jurisdiction and granted relief because we concluded that leaving the scene of an accident is a crime of moral turpitude and that the Petitioner is therefore entitled to a jury trial. This opinion explains our decision.

The Petitioner was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in violation of Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 28-662. He filed a request for a jury trial in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. State Ex Rel. Dean v. DolnyArizona Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1990
  4. State v. HortonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
  5. People v. BautistaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Derendal v. GriffithArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Benitez v. DunevantArizona Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Amancio v. ForsterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
  4. State v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
  5. Cambas v. Department of Business & Professional RegulationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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