State Bar of Arizona

This quick reference deskbook is a handy compilation of all time limits that apply to criminal actions and procedures in the Arizona courts. Attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries and law students can use the book to locate quickly and easily the applicable time limits for filing or responding to a criminal motion or any other criminal procedure, including statutes of limitation and actual calculation of those time limits.  This book is a must-have for any attorney or law firm that practices in criminal law in the Arizona courts.

Contents:

Time Calculations

1. Commencement of Action
   • Statute of Limitations -- Generally
   • Commencement of Criminal Proceedings
2. Preliminary Proceedings
   • Service of Summons
   • Initial Appearance and Arraignment
   • Preliminary Hearing
3. Rights of Parties
   • Appointment of Counsel
   • Release
   • Speedy Trial
   • Change of Judge
   • Incompetency and Mental Examinations
4. Pretrial Procedures
   • Grand Jury Proceedings
   • Indictment and Information
   • Arraignment
   • Disclosure
   • Depositions
   • Pretrial Motions
5. Pleas of Guilty and No Contest
   • Revocation of Plea Agreement by Party
   • Withdrawal of Plea Agreement
6. Trial
   • Trial by Jury
   • Judgment of Acquittal
7. Post-Verdict Proceedings
   • Post-Trial Motions
   • Sentencing
   • Probation and Probation Revocation
   • Retention and Destruction of Records and Evidence
   • Restoration of Civil Rights or Vacation of Conviction
8. Appeals and Other Post-Convictions Relief
   • Appeals from Limited Jurisdiction Courts
   • Appeals from Justice or Municipal Courts
   • Appeals from Superior Court
   • Other Post-Conviction Relief
9. Powers of Court
   • Criminal Contempt
   • Service of Motions and Requests
   • Report of Court Dispositions
   • Suspension of Prosecution for the Deferred Prosecution Programs