Legal Opinion
State v. Mercurio
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 10, 1987No. 1 CA-CR 10290, 1 CA-CR 10291 and 1 CA-CR 10292PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKS, Judge.
This consolidated appeal challenges the validity of chapter 8, § 5 of the Phoenix City Charter, which provides for the appointment of municipal court judges pro tempore. Each of the appellants was tried in Phoenix City Court before a judge pro tempore and was convicted of driving while intoxicated. We affirm.
FACTS
On September 20, 1985, appellant Mercurio’s case was called for jury trial in the Phoenix Municipal Court, Judge pro tempore Lindsey B. Ellis presiding. Mercurio filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, arguing that the judge had been appointed unlawfully and…
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