Legal Opinion

STATE DeCONCINI v. SUPERIOR COURT, PIMA CTY.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided May 18, 1973No. 2 CA-CIV 1433, 2 CA-CIV 1435PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Judge.

These two special actions present the same issue — Did the respondent court exceed its jurisdiction in a pending criminal case by ordering that all Internal Affairs Records of the Tucson Police Department concerning four police officers be turned over to the respondent judge for an in camera inspection? Since appellate intervention is required, we assume jurisdiction.

The real party in interest was charged by indictment with the offense of obstructing justice and was tried thereon in February, 1973. This trial resulted in a hung jury and the case has been reset for trial on May…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Mahoney v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1954
  2. State v. FleischmanCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
  3. City of Phoenix v. PetersonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
  4. State v. FordArizona Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Engstrom v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. WalkerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. State v. KevilArizona Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Bolm v. Custodian of Records of Tucson Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1998
  4. State v. BallantyneCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
  5. State v. ButtsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982

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