LAW

In 1987, Arizona's legislators enacted statute 12-2506 which discarded the doctrine of joint and several liability. Upon close scrutiny of this statute, the author concludes:"...this statute must be abolished"

Odd laws on Arizona

There is an increasing trend away from the principle of sovereign immunity

About John AlSota, legal advisor to the Phoenix Police Department

The author places special emphasis on the 1988 Arizona Supreme Court decision in State v. Oliver, which is viewed as a reasonable standard for admissibility

Neil Johnson "doesn't always win but by throwing the U.S. and Arizona constitutions at the court he has been acquitted of 24 traffic violations."

The case cited prevents the state from exercising peremptory challenges (when selecting a jury) in such a way as to exclude any "cognizable group" from a jury