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Rule 1.2. Purpose of Pretrial Conference

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedLocal Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Yuma Municipal Court

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Local Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Yuma Municipal Court (Refs & Annos)
Rule 1. Criminal Cases
178 A.R.S. Mun. Ct.Local Prac. and Proc.Rules, Yuma, Rule 1.2
Rule 1.2. Purpose of Pretrial Conference
The purpose of the PTC shall be:
A. to provide a forum and procedure for the fair, orderly, and just disposition of cases without trial;
B. to permit the parties, without prejudice to their rights to trial, to engage in disclosure and conduct negotiations for dispositions without trial;
C. to provide discovery as hereafter set forth;
D. to eliminate the need for trial settings for cases which may be concluded without trial, thereby enabling the court to administer its trial docket in a just and efficient manner; and
E. to enable the court and the parties to have trial settings on a day certain in all cases which cannot be concluded without trial.

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Added Aug. 28, 2013, effective Jan. 1, 2014.
178 A. R. S. Mun. Ct. Local Prac. and Proc. Rules, Yuma, Rule 1.2, AZ ST YUMA MUN CT Rule 1.2
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through March 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through February 15, 2024.
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