Legal Opinion
Amancio v. Forster
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 1, 1999No. 1 CA-CV 98-0530PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERG, Judge.
¶ 1 Joseph C. Amaneio was arrested for unlawful imprisonment, a class 6 felony, but the prosecutor designated the offense a class 1 misdemeanor, which would not entitle him to a jury trial. Amaneio subsequently filed a special action in the superior court arguing that he was entitled to a jury trial because this crime has been classified as a felony by Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 13-1303(A)(1989). The superior court accepted jurisdiction of the special action and upheld the city court’s denial of a jury trial. Amaneio now appeals from that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bilagody v. ThorneycroftCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Dean v. DolnyArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- State Ex Rel. McDougall v. StrohsonArizona Supreme Court · 1997
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