Espinoza v. Martin

I dissent. I would support the efforts of five trial judges to improve our criminal justice system. The opinion of the court of appeals and that of the majority here reflect very different views of the status of our criminal justice system and the role of the judge in it. The opinion of the court of appeals, Espinoza v. Superior Court, 180 Ariz. 608, 886 P.2d 1364 (App.1993), makes it clear that Judge Martin neither violated Rule 17.4, Ariz.R.Crim.P., nor acted pursuant to an unapproved local rule. I would adopt the opinion of the court of appeals as our own.

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