Opinion ID: 1169823
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The majority has failed to follow proper procedure in reaching the issues

Text: One further point must be made in light of Justice Zlaket's disagreement with the majority analysis. See ante at 547-548, 931 P.2d at 1057-58. As Justice Zlaket points out, today's majority has gone beyond what is required to decide the case before it. Id. The adequacy of the offer of proof and the possible lack of record fact as foundation for admission of the expert's opinion were sufficient to permit the majority to affirm on an evidentiary basis. See ante at 548, 931 P.2d at 1058. Instead, the majority chose to make fundamental, substantive changes in Arizona law, limiting State v. Christensen and overruling State v. Gonzales. Ante at 544, 931 P.2d at 1054. This, I believe, was not only procedurally unnecessary but improper. See Hazine v. Montgomery Elevator Co., 176 Ariz. 340, 345, 861 P.2d 625, 630 (1993).