Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Superior Court of Pima County
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1971No. 10215-PRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Vice Chief Justice.
Petitioner, Horton C. Weiss, a deputy county attorney of Pima County, was the prosecutor in the trial of State v. Atwood. As the result of conduct on the part of petitioner during the course of this trial the trial court found petitioner in contempt of court on five different occasions. This matter comes to us on a petition to review the decision of the Court of Appeals. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is vacated. 12 Ariz.App. 527, 472 P.2d 950.
At the conclusion of the Atwood trial the court entered the following judgment and commitment:
“On this 8th day of June,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- State v. MooreArizona Supreme Court · 1972
- Horton C. Weiss v. Waldon C. Burr, Sheriff of Pima County, ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Van Baalen v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1973
- Berry v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989
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