State Ex Rel. Romley v. Gaines

OPINION

SNOW, Judge.

¶ 1 The State petitions for special action relief from two superior court orders in a civil Sexually Violent Persons (“SVP”) trial pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 36-3706 (2003), precluding the State from introducing admissions made by Armando Reyes and Patricio Duenez (“Defendants”). These admissions were made during Defendants’ participation in a sex offender treatment program while incarcerated. For the following reasons, we accept jurisdiction over the special action and grant relief by vacating the suppression order.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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