Legal Opinion

Tracy v. Superior Court

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1991No. CV-90-0407-SAPublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.

K. Tom Tracy (Tracy) and others who were joined as intervenors for purposes of this special action1 (collectively petitioners) challenged the superior court’s jurisdiction to issue orders compelling their attendance as witnesses in a criminal trial before the district court of the Navajo Nation. The court’s order issued under Arizona’s Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses From Without a State in Criminal Proceedings, A.R.S. §§ 13-4091 through 13-4096 (the Uniform Act).

Petitioners assert that the superior court judge erred in finding that the…

2Cases cited98 opinions

  1. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Poodry v. Tonawanda Band of Seneca IndiansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  2. Dietz v. General Electric Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1991
  3. American Greyhound Racing, Inc. v. HullDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2001
  4. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. RogersArizona Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Achen-Gardner, Inc. v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1992

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