eBook details
- Title: Fuenning V. Superior Court
- Author : Arizona Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 15, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
Description
Petitioner, the defendant below (defendant), brings this special action to contest his conviction under A.R.S. § 28-692(B) for driving "while there is 0.10 per cent or more by weight of alcohol in the... blood." Defendant argued that we should accept jurisdiction because he has no remedy by appeal from the superior court for most of the issues argued below (see A.R.S. § 22-371 and Baca v. Don, 130 Ariz. 222, 635 P.2d 510 (App. 1981)) and construction of the new drunk-driving law is a matter of statewide concern. The amici claim that the issues presented are matters of nationwide interest. We have accepted jurisdiction because we find the remedy by appeal inadequate and because we believe the case does present matters of public concern and importance; speedy decision will serve the public interest. See King v. Superior Court, 138 Ariz. 147, 673 P.2d 787, 790 n.3 (1983). We have jurisdiction under Rule 8, Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S., and Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3).