Case Name: STATE of Arizona, Petitioner/Appellee, v. David HALPIN, Real Party in Interest/Appellant
Court: Arizona Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Arizona
Decision Date: 1987-06-02
Citations: 153 Ariz. 548
Docket Number: No. 2 CA-CV 87-0089
Parties: STATE of Arizona, Petitioner/Appellee, v. David HALPIN, Real Party in Interest/Appellant.
Judges: HOWARD and LACAGNINA, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Arizona Reports
Volume: 153
Pages: 548–548

Head Matter:
738 P.2d 1155
STATE of Arizona, Petitioner/Appellee, v. David HALPIN, Real Party in Interest/Appellant.
No. 2 CA-CV 87-0089.
Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.
June 2, 1987.
Frederick S. Dean, City Atty. by R. William Call, Tucson, for petitioner/appellee.
John R. Moffitt, Tucson, for real party in interest/appellant.

Opinion:
LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.
When lay witnesses to appellant's driving, resulting in a DUI charge, did not respond to defense counsel's letter asking th'at they call him, appellant moved to preclude their testimony. The city court judge ordered the state to produce the witnesses at court. The state, successfully brought a special action contesting this order in superior court. This appeal followed. We affirm.
We are cited no authority that empowers the state to produce citizen witnesses for interview by the defense attorney nor that requires them to do so. Such an order being beyond the power of the city court, it was an abuse of discretion. See State v. Ferguson, 149 Ariz. 200, 717 P.2d 879 (1986).
Affirmed.
HOWARD and LACAGNINA, JJ., concur.