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WASHINGTON v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 1 CA-SA 94-0099.

180 Ariz. 91 (1994)

881 P.2d 1196

Steven Renard WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, In and For the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, the Honorable Michael J. O'Melia, a judge thereof, Respondent Judge, STATE of Arizona, ex rel. Richard ROMLEY, Maricopa County Attorney, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

September 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by David I. Goldberg, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County Atty. by Arthur Hazelton, Deputy County Atty., Phoenix, for real party in interest.

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner Steven Washington pled no contest to two counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident. Washington brings this special action to challenge the trial court's refusal to allow him to withdraw his plea. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion. We hold (1) that a no contest plea is subject to the same withdrawal standards as an Alford1 plea, and (2) that Washington...

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