State Ex Rel. McDougall v. Tvedt

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This case began with the filing of a complaint against Martin C. Arreola (defendant) by the State of Arizona in Phoenix Municipal Court for criminal and civil traffic violations. This is the most recent stage of a somewhat lengthy battle seeking to reverse the striking of an allegation of defendant’s prior conviction by the municipal court judge as a discovery sanction against the state. The present appeal is taken from the superior court’s refusal to consider the merits of a complaint for special action filed by the state because the court found that the…