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MARTIN-COSTA v. KIGER

No. 1 CA-SA 10-0099.

235 P.3d 1040 (2010)

Angela MARTIN-COSTA, Petitioner, v. The Honorable William T. KIGER and Warren R. Darrow, Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Yavapai, Respondent Judges. The State of Arizona, and Ricardo Azevedo Costa; and Bruce Griffen, Esq., Real Parties in Interest.

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

July 6, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arizona Voice for Crime Victims By Douglas L. Irish, Keli B. Luther, Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, P.L.L.C. By Bruce S. Griffen, Flagstaff, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest Ricardo Azevedo Costa.

OPINION

HALL, Judge.

¶ 1 Does the Victims' Rights Implementation Act (Implementation Act) grant a crime victim standing to seek the disqualification of the trial judge and defense counsel? We conclude that it does not. We also conclude that the victim's mother, as a former client of defense counsel's law firm, cannot intervene in the underlying criminal case to seek disqualification of defense counsel. Therefore, we dismiss the petition for special...

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