Ugalde v. Burke

OPINION

GEMMILL, Judge.

¶ 1 The State of Arizona filed a petition accusing Richard Ugalde of being a sexually violent person (“SVP”). Ugalde seeks special action relief from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the State’s petition. Ugalde argues that because there has been no trial within 120 days of the filing of the petition, Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 36-3706 (Supp.2002) requires that his case be dismissed. We accept jurisdiction, vacate the trial court’s denial of Ugalde’s motion to dismiss the SVP petition, and remand for a further determination in accordance…