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


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