Montgomery v. Sheldon

OPINION

FELDMAN, Chief Justice.

These cases are before us on petitions for review from conflicting opinions of the court *258of appeals. The state petitioned for review of a decision granting special action relief in Montgomery v. Superior Court, 178 Ariz. 84, 870 P.2d 1180 (App.1993). A criminal defendant petitioned for review of a decision denying relief on the same issue in Campbell v. Superior Court, 178 Ariz. 193, 871 P.2d 740 (App.1994). We granted review and consolidated these cases for oral argument with two others raising the same substantive issue.1 Ariz.R.Civ.App.P. 8(b). We have…