Lee v. Superior Court

OPINION

EHRLICH, Judge.

Robert Lee petitioned this court to consider whether the state’s appeal from a municipal court order suspends the operation of a six-month savings statute allowing the refiling of criminal charges after the limitations period has expired. By earlier order, we accepted special action jurisdiction for several reasons: First, the petitioner is without an adequate remedy by appeal, see Ariz.R.P.Special Actions 1(a); Bechtel v. Rose in and for Maricopa County, 150 Ariz. 68, 71, 722 P.2d 236, 239 (1986), because the matter originated in justice court and was appealed to the…