State v. Leonardo

OPINION

KELLY, Judge.

¶ 1 In this special action, the State of Arizona seeks relief from the respondent judge’s order compelling C.M., whom Mark Gannon had been convicted of molesting, to submit to an interview by defense counsel in a separate criminal prosecution involving another victim. The state maintains the respondent judge erred in concluding that C.M. was no longer a victim within the meaning of the Victim’s Bill of Rights (VBR) set forth in the Arizona Constitution. We accept jurisdiction and, because we agree that C.M. retains her victim’s rights while Gannon is on probation, grant…