State of Arizona v. Nerini

The defendant, Horace Nerini, was by a proper complaint accused of “Bastardy” in the Justice Court of East Phoenix Precinct and after- certain proceedings had there the cause was sent up to the superior court of Maricopa County. In that court the defendant moved to quash the complaint

“ . . . upon the ground and for the reason that it appears upon the face of said complaint that the pub-lice offense or cause of action alleged therein is barred by the statute of limitations.”

Appended to this motion is a memorandum seeking to invoke Section 44-1121, Arizona Code Annotated 3939, on the theory…