STATE v. DRUKE

No. 2 CA-SA 0134.

143 Ariz. 314 (1984)

693 P.2d 969

The STATE of Arizona, Petitioner, v. The Honorable William DRUKE, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, In and For the County of Pima, Respondent, and Ronald Dwight SCHACKERT, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Review Denied January 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Atty. by Richard D. Nichols, Tucson, for petitioner.

Frederic J. Dardis, Pima County Public Defender by Karen Noble and Donald S. Klein, Tucson, for real party in interest.


OPINION

BIRDSALL, Chief Judge.

This special action was taken from the order of the respondent court denying the state/petitioner's motion to appoint a mental health expert to examine the defendant/real party in interest pursuant to Rule 11.2, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S. and A.R.S. § 13-3993. We accept jurisdiction because the question presented is a matter of first impression in this state and is of statewide importance, and because the petitioner...

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