Thread: Arpaio wins as justices refuse to hear jail -visitation case

Arpaio wins as justices refuse to hear jail-visitation case
by Michael Kiefer - Jun. 10, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has won vindication over a decision to limit jail visitation hours.

The Arizona Supreme Court last week refused to reconsider an appellate-court ruling.

In February, a panel of judges from the Arizona Court of Appeals concluded that Maricopa County Superior Court Presiding Criminal Judge Anna Baca had exceeded her authority when she ordered the Sheriff's Office to extend the hours that attorneys and other court personnel could visit jail inmates without making special arrangements. Furthermore, the ruling said that the Sheriff's Office could not be forced into mediation on the issue.
The Maricopa County Public Defender's Office took the case to the Supreme Court, but on June 3, the justices chose not to hear the case, letting the lower-court ruling stand.

"This reinforces that the sheriff makes the decisions, not judges or public defenders," Arpaio said. "I'll make the decisions on this visitation."
to hear jail-visitation case


Go Joe


http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... e0610.html

SUPREME COURT RULES IN ARPAIO’S FAVOR
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Public Defender’s Office Loses Its Appeal
ONLY SHERIFF CAN SET JAIL VISITATION HOURS

Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona Supreme Court handed Sheriff Joe Arpaio a sweet and presumably final victory today in a bitterly fought battle between himself, the county public defender’s office and Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Anna Baca.

At issue: who really runs the Maricopa County jail system? The Sheriff? The Superior Court Judges? Or defense attorneys?

The legal question arose when inmate attorneys, probation officers and psychologists filed numerous complaints against the Sheriff after Arpaio adjusted inmate visitation hours last November in response to budget shortfalls.

Attorneys and others claimed the cutback in visitation hours denied detainee’s access to their legal representation. Arpaio argued the cutback could save approximately $900,000 in tax payer’s money.

Judge Anna Baca quickly sided with attorneys but was later overruled by an Arizona Court of Appeals panel which ruled that Baca overstepped her authority when she ordered a temporary restoration of visitation hours.

After that ruling, a deputy public defender then brought the case to the state Supreme Court. Unless the Public Defender can establish a legal basis to petition the Supreme Court of the United States, no other avenues of appeal remain.

“Not one instance of a constitutional deprivation was ever shown,â€

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JOE

Thank God the courts are showing common sense.

This whole case was just ridiculous but.....and here's a surprise.....as one might expect, the biggest bitch was coming from illegals, their advocates, and court appointed attorneys.