· 3/31/1982
Quigley v. City Court of the City of Tucson
Citations
- 643 P.2d 738
- 132 Ariz. 35
- 1982 Ariz. App. LEXIS 397
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that appropriate remedy for state to review orders of dismissal with prejudice was by special action where statutory provision then in effect did not give the state a right of appeal from such orders
- interpreting Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 16.5(d) concerning dismissal of criminal prosecutions
- abuse of discretion “is discretion manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds, or for untenable reasons”
- “An ‘abuse of discretion’ is discretion manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds, or for untenable reasons.”
- an abuse of discretion occurs when the ruling is “manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds, or for untenable reasons.”
- a difference in judicial opinion is not synonymous with an abuse of discretion
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Judges: Howard, Hathaway, Birdsall
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