Legal Opinion
Derendal v. Griffith
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 2005No. CV-04-0037-PRPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGREGOR, Vice Chief Justice.
¶ 1 We granted review to consider whether Arizona should retain the test set out in Rothweiler v. Superior Court, 100 Ariz. 37, 410 P.2d 479 (1966), to determine when the Arizona Constitution mandates that a criminal offense be eligible for trial by jury.
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¶ 2 Justin Derendal was charged in Phoenix Municipal Court with drag racing, 1 a class one misdemeanor, Ariz.Rev.Stat. (A.R.S.) § 28-708.B (2001), punishable by a maximum of six months incarceration, see A.R.S. § 13-707.A.1 (2001), and a $2,500 fine, see A.R.S. § 13-802.A (2001). The municipal court denied…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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