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STATE EX REL. BRANNAN v. WILLIAMS

No. 1 CA-CV 06-0719.

171 P.3d 1248 (2007)

STATE of Arizona ex rel. Martin BRANNAN, La Paz County Attorney, Petitioner/Appellant, v. The Honorable E.M. "Beth" WILLIAMS, Justice of the Peace for the Fourth Precinct Justice Court, La Paz County, Arizona, Respondent/Appellee. State of Arizona ex rel. Martin Brannan, La Paz County Attorney, Petitioner/Appellant, v. The Honorable John Drum, Justice of the Peace for the Sixth Precinct Justice Court, La Paz County, Arizona, Respondent/Appellee.

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

November 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Brannan, La Paz County Attorney, Parker, Attorney for Petitioner/Appellant.

E.M. "Beth" Williams, Justice of the Peace, Quartzsite, In propria persona.

OPINION

TIMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 We are asked to decide whether the superior court erred by denying the State's special action request to compel two La Paz County Justices of the Peace to adjudicate complaints issued by law enforcement officers for attempted possession of marijuana and attempted possession of drug paraphernalia, both class one misdemeanor crimes. The decisive issue is whether justice courts have jurisdiction to consider such charges. For...

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