Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Jorgenson
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2002No. CV-01-0336-PRPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Justice.
¶ 1 We granted review to determine the appropriate interpretation of the term “substantial interest” as it is used in Arizona’s conflict of interest statute, Ariz.Rev.Stat. (“A.R.S.”) § 38-503 (2001). The question is whether the term encompasses interests other than non-remote pecuniary or proprietary interests. We conclude that it does not.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 The question arises against the following background: While on traffic patrol on January 2, 2000, Graham County Deputy Sheriff Michael Kieffer stopped a speeding vehicle. The driver was “Jane Doe,” 1 the sister of Graham…
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