State ex rel. Berger v. Justice Court of Northeast Phoenix Precinct

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

We accepted this petition for special action to consider the actions of the Judge of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, The Honorable C. Kimball Rose, in declining to restrain the Justice of the Peace of the Northeast Phoenix Justice Court, The Honorable Harold Lee, from proceeding in excess of his jurisdiction.

We have only one question to consider and that is: Does Rule 5.3(a) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure 1973, 17 A.R.S., provide for discovery prior to direct examination at a preliminary hearing ?

*25The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as…