State v. Schneider

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether the prosecution may file additional charges after the defendant has requested a jury trial on the pending charge. We hold that it may.

The factual scenario depicted in the record follows. A man carrying a shotgun and wearing a blue and white bandana on his face forcefully entered the home of a Sahuarita couple on the evening of January 15, 1981. The man fled after a few minutes in a blue and white pickup truck. A short while later the appellee, who was driving a blue and white pickup truck fitting the description of the truck used by the…