Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Fahringer
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1986No. CV-86-0239-SAPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Vice Chief Justice.
Petitioner, Mildred McLaughlin, is charged with molesting her four-year-old great-granddaughter. Petitioner’s trial ended after respondent judge sua sponte declared a mistrial over petitioner’s objection. Petitioner subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the charges against her alleging prosecutorial misconduct and double jeopardy violations. The motion was denied and the instant petition for special action was filed. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 3, Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S., and Ariz. Const. art. 6 § 5.
Petitioner is the 74-year-old…
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