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IN RE MH 2008-000028

No. 1 CA-MH 08-0012.

211 P.3d 1261 (2009)

In re MH 2008-000028.

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

April 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender By Tennie B. Martin, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.

Andrew P. Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney By Anne C. Longo, Deputy County Attorney And Geraldine L. Roll, Deputy County Attorney, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

OPINION

SWANN, Judge.

¶ 1 This case requires us to evaluate the interplay between Arizona's civil commitment statutes and its criminal statute governing incompetent defendants. We conclude that A.R.S. § 13-4517(1) provides an effective alternative to the petition for evaluation prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-523, and hold that an order entered in a criminal case pursuant to § 13-4517 requiring...

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