State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Newell

OPINION

PORTLEY, Judge.

¶ 1 The issue in this special action is whether the trial court abused its discretion by ordering the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (“State”) to disclose fingerprint and palm print analysis within twenty-one days as a sanction for untimely disclosure.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 At the initial pretrial conference (“IPTC”), the trial court was advised that the parties had exchanged their initial disclosures. The Defendant, however, indicated he had not received analysis of a palm print and fingerprints that were lifted at the scene of the armed robbery.

¶ 3 The trial…