State v. Greenlee County Justice Court

OPINION

LACAGNINA, Chief Judge.

The state 1 appeals from the superior court’s order denying its petition for special action challenging the justice court’s denial of its request for a peremptory change of judge pursuant to Rule 10.2, Ariz.R.Crim.P., 17 A.R.S. The superior court ruled that the affidavit filed by the deputy county attorney setting forth his reasons for the transfer of the cases violated the superior court’s order and that “the matters set forth in that affidavit should have been dealt with in a different forum.” The state argues that the superior court committed reversible error…