Legal Opinion
Hedlund v. Sheldon
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 1992No. CV-92-0224-PRPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Chief Justice.
We accepted jurisdiction over this special action 1 to determine whether the trial judge abused his discretion when he decided to employ “dual juries” in a criminal trial. See Rule 3, Ariz.R.P.Spec.Act., 17B A.R.S. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and Rule 8(b), Ariz.R.P.Spec.Act.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In April 1991, Michael Hedlund and James Erin McKinney (Defendants) were indicted as codefendants on two counts of first degree murder, two counts of burglary, and one count of theft. The Maricopa County Attorney subsequently filed…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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