State v. Ray

GORDON, Justice:

Defendant M. L. Ray petitioned this Court to review the Court of Appeals decision in State v. Ray, 123 Ariz. 175, 598 P.2d 994 (App.1978). We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-120.24.

Defendant was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was bound over for trial after a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing. At this hearing, William Granger Goddard was one of the principal witnesses. This case was later dismissed in Superior Court for a violation of the time limits set forth in the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Subsequently, a grand jury…