April Abigail Guerra v. State of Arizona

Vice Chief Justice PELANDER,

opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The question presented is whether law enforcement officers assume a duty of care to an accident victim’s family by notifying the family of the victim’s apparent injury or death. We hold that no duty arises from such notifications alone.

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¶ 2 The material facts, as set forth in the court of appeals’ opinion, are undisputed. Guerra v. State, 234 Ariz. 482, 484-85 ¶¶ 2-13, 323 P.3d 765, 767-68 (App.2014). In July 2010, April Guerra and her close friend, M. C., were seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover. M.C. died at the scene and April…