Title: Pitts v. Adams
Citation: 179 Ariz. 108, 876 P.2d 1143
Docket Number: CV-93-0341-PR
State: Arizona
Issuer: Arizona Supreme Court
Date: July 5, 1994

179 Ariz. 108 (1994) 876 P.2d 1143 Ralston Orlando PITTS, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Charles D. ADAMS, a judge, Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, The STATE of Arizona, ex rel. Richard M. ROMLEY, Maricopa County Attorney, Real Party in Interest. No. CV-93-0341-PR. Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc. July 5, 1994. *109 Aspey, Watkins &amp; Diesel by Bruce S. Griffen, Flagstaff, for petitioner. Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County Atty., by Diane E.W. Gunnels, Cindi S. Nannetti, Deputy County Attys., Phoenix, for real party in interest. OPINION MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice. The superior court denied defendant's motion to dismiss or to remand to the grand jury for a new finding of probable cause. Defendant then filed a special action in Division One of the Court of Appeals challenging that ruling. That court, in a two-one opinion, accepted jurisdiction, granted relief, and ordered the trial court to remand the case for a new finding of probable cause. Pitts v. Superior Court, 176 Ariz. 521, 862 P.2d 894 (App. 1993). We granted the state's petition for review. The case was accelerated in this court and we had oral argument. Thereafter, we entered the following order: Having concluded that the harmless error doctrine applies to grand jury proceedings, and that it was appropriate to apply the doctrine under the facts of this case, this case is moot. In light of the fact that we have, by order, heretofore reversed the court of appeals, we now vacate the court of appeals' opinion of September 3, 1993, without discussion of the merits of either the majority opinion or of the dissent. FELDMAN, C.J., and CORCORAN, ZLAKET and MARTONE, JJ., concur.