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STATE v. EDDINGTON

No. CR-11-0040-PR.

266 P.3d 1057 (2011)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Douglas Lee EDDINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

December 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Horne , Arizona Attorney General by Kent E. Cattani , Chief Counsel, Capital Litigation Section, Phoenix, David A. Sullivan , Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Robert J. Hirsh , Pima County Public Defender by Rebecca A. McLean , Deputy Public Defender, Stephen Richard Elzinga , Rule 38 Law Student, Tucson, Attorneys for Douglas Lee Eddington.

OPINION

BERCH, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 Any person "interested directly or indirectly in [a] matter" is disqualified from serving as a juror for that case. Ariz. Rev. Stat. ("A.R.S.") § 21-211(2) (2002). The question before the Court is whether a peace officer employed by the law enforcement agency that investigated a criminal case has such a disqualifying interest.1 The answer is yes.

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