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Arizona Supreme Court· 4/3/1984

State v. Smith

Citations

  • 681 P.2d 1374
  • 140 Ariz. 355
  • 1984 Ariz. LEXIS 213

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • warning “that accepting mores cases than can be properly handled may result not only in reversals for failing to adequately represent clients, but [also] in disciplinary action”
  • referring to “four criteria for determining whether the sanction of preclusion should be imposed: (1) how vital the witness is to the case, (2) whether the opposing party will be surprised, (3) whether the discovery violation was motivated by bad faith, and (4
  • prejudice presumed because of the “excessive if not crushing” caseload imposed on public defenders in Mohave County
  • although indigent defense system in Mohave County might violate due process and right to counsel, its variance from other county systems did not justify finding violation of equal protection, citing Bryant
  • prosecutor aware of existence and name of undisclosed alibi witness because of witness' relationship to other previously disclosed alibi witness and to previously disclosed alibi defense; witness not previously disclosed because defense attorney believed him to be unavailable
  • although indigent defense system in Mohave County might violate due process and right to counsel, its variance from other county systems did not justify finding violation of equal protection, citing Bryant

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Judges: Cameron, Holohan, Gordon, Hays, Feldman

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