State v. Hardy

HAYS, Vice Chief Justice.

A Petition for Special Action was brought by the Pima County Attorney, alleging that the trial court had exceeded its jurisdiction in barring statements of the defendant Taylor, made after he came in custody. The defendant, who was 16 years of age at the time of the alleged statements, after a transfer hearing, was charged as an adult with one count of arson and twenty-eight counts of murder. This court accepted jurisdiction of the Special Action.

The petitioner contends that the trial court’s ruling barring defendant’s statements was based on the fact that his parents…