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HERNANDEZ v. LYNCH

No. 1 CA-SA 07-0092.

167 P.3d 1264 (2007)

Melvin Omar HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Steven P. LYNCH, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, The State of Arizona, ex rel. Andrew Thomas, the Maricopa County Attorney, Real Party in Interest.

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

October 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney by James P. Beene, Deputy County Attorney, Phoenix, Attorneys for Respondent.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender by Tracy Friddle, Deputy Public Defender, Amy Kalman, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner.

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 Melvin Omar Hernandez ("Petitioner"), filed a special action challenging Proposition 100, a recent amendment to the bail provisions of Article 2, Section 22(A) of the Arizona Constitution. For the reasons discussed below, we accept jurisdiction and deny relief.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Article 2, Section 22(A) of the Arizona Constitution sets forth several exceptions to the general presumption that persons charged...

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