Carpenter v. Superior Court

OPINION

McGREGOR, Judge.

Jason Dax Carpenter and the Maricopa County Public Defender (petitioners) bring this special action seeking review of the trial court’s order quashing defendant’s subpoena duces tecum directed to the Phoenix Police Department (PPD). The issue presented is whether Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 15.1 1 governs formal discovery requests made on behalf of a defendant in a criminal action and directed to the law enforcement agency involved in investigating the action. If Rule 15 applies, a defendant must either direct his request to the prosecutor, see Rule 15.1.C, or…