Waitkus v. Mauet

LACAGNINA, Chief Judge.

Petitioner has brought this special action from the trial court’s granting of a motion to compel disclosure filed by the state. Because we believe the trial court acted arbitrarily and exceeded its jurisdiction, we assume jurisdiction and grant relief.

On December 18,1987, the petitioner was convicted of first-degree burglary and assault. On February 12, 1988, petitioner’s trial counsel, an attorney in the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, moved to withdraw on the ground that she had been ineffective at trial. The Pima County Legal Defender’s Office was appointed to…