Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-05-11 22:49:51.764169+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:06:50.247514
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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA

In re the Detention of:     )        Arizona Supreme Court
                            )        No. CV-02-0328-PR
WILBER W.                   )
                            )        Court of Appeals
                            )        Division One
                            )        No. 1 CA-MH 01-0008 SP
                            )
                            )        Mohave County Superior
                            )        Court
                            )        No. CV 2000-0152
                            )
                            )         O P I N I O N
                            )
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         Appeal from the Superior Court of Mohave County
                         No. CV 2000-0152
               The Honorable James E. Chavez, Judge
                             REMANDED
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                  Opinion of the Court of Appeals
                            Division One
             203 Ariz. 301, 53 P.3d 1145 (App. 2002)
                               VACATED
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Janet Napolitano, Former Arizona Attorney General
Terry Goddard, Attorney General                            Phoenix
   by     Randall M. Howe, Chief Counsel,
          Criminal Appeals Section
   and    Diane M. Acosta, Assistant Attorney General       Tucson
          Criminal Appeals Section
Attorneys for State of Arizona

Eric J. Engan, P.C.                                       Kingman
   by     Eric J. Engan
Attorney for Wilber W.
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M c G R E G O R, Vice Chief Justice

¶1        We granted review to consider the opinion of the Court of
Appeals in light of our decision in In re Leon G., ___ Ariz. ___,

59 P.3d 779 (2002). We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to Article

VI, Section 5 of the Arizona Constitution.

¶2           Although the analysis in In re Wilber W., 203 Ariz. 301,

53 P.3d 1145 (App. 2002), largely anticipated our decision in In re

Leon   G.,   minor   areas   of   disagreement   exist   between   the   two

decisions.    For that reason, we vacate the opinion of the Court of

Appeals and remand this matter to the Superior Court for further

proceedings consistent with In re Leon G.         We also vacate as moot

the stay previously entered.

                                         _________________________
                                         Ruth V. McGregor
                                         Vice Chief Justice

CONCURRING:

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Charles E. Jones, Chief Justice

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Rebecca White Berch, Justice

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Michael D. Ryan, Justice