How is a Justice of the Peace presiding over this case? Kent
I don't know Kent - will ask Maddy. I have seen cases above the traffic level first noted before a JP in less populated areas of some AZ counties and were probably moved into the DA/county judge sphere later/eventually. Santa Cruz is a very small county compared to the others, and their county judge/judges can't be located very far distant. This event was probably closer to Patagonia or one of the other little places east of Nogales and maybe the Sheriff was looking for the closest judge - but seems odd that the case would have stayed there, especially with the setting of $1 mil bail. ??? Local political maneuvering.??? Hard to tell right now.
