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Last Post 01 May 2026 08:48 PM by  State Bar of Arizona
R-26-0005 Petition to Amend Rules 32.4 and 33.4 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure
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Rachel Carreras
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08 Jan 2026 04:18 PM
    Honorable Jennifer E. Green
    Presiding Judge, Criminal Department
    Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
    175 West Madison Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85003
    (602) 506-0438

    Filed: January 8, 2026

    Would amend Rules 32.4 and 33.4 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure to impose a seven-page limit on the length of a notice requiring post-conviction relief.

    Comments must be submitted by no later than Friday, May 1, 2026, and any reply by a petitioner must be submitted no later than Monday, June 1, 2026.
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    Grace Guisewite
    New Member
    Posts:3 New Member

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    23 Apr 2026 01:17 PM
    Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
    Grace Guisewite (029536), Seth Apfel (032225), Karen S. Smith (033494)
    222 N. Central Ave., Ste. 154, Phoenix, AZ 85004
    (602) 506-4111
    [email protected]
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    Jason Lewis
    New Member
    Posts:5 New Member

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    01 May 2026 02:48 PM
    Jason D. Lewis
    Arizona Attorney General's Office
    2005 N. Central Ave.
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
    (602) 542-7989
    [email protected]
    AZ Bar # 032461
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    Randy McDonald
    New Member
    Posts:1 New Member

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    01 May 2026 07:15 PM
    Randy McDonald
    ASU Post-Conviction Clinic
    111 E. Taylor St.
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
    (480)965-2874
    [email protected]
    AZ Bar #032008
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    State Bar of Arizona
    Basic Member
    Posts:214 Basic Member

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    01 May 2026 08:48 PM
    Comment of the State Bar of Arizona

    Jessica J. Fotinos, Bar No. 019777
    General Counsel
    State Bar of Arizona
    4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 100
    Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288
    (602) 340-7236
    [email protected]
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