State v. Superior Court

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

The State petitions this Court for special action relief, claiming that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s request for a jury trial. We agree and grant the State’s requested relief.

Because the State is without an adequate remedy by appeal, and special action review is the proper manner to address the right to a jury trial, we accept jurisdiction. See State v. Miller, 172 Ariz. 294, 295, 836 P.2d 1004,1005 (App.1992).

The facts are as follows. Defendant was charged with contracting without a license, a class one misdemeanor. See Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. (“A.R.S.”) §…