McBeth v. Rose

HOLOHAN, Justice.

Petitions for special action were filed by petitioners to prohibit criminal prosecution from proceeding against them. Since the petitions both raise substantially the same issues, we ordered them consolidated.

Petitioner Mary Louise McBeth (No. 11542) wás arrested November 26, 1973 on two charges of assault with a deadly weapon. At the time of arrest she was seventeen years of age and would not become eighteen until January 15, 1974. ■ She was booked into the county jail on the aforementioned charges, but upon learning of petitioner’s age, she was referred to juvenile court. A…