Martin Rivera-Longoria, Petitioner v. the Honorable Dan Slayton, Judge of the Superior Court of the State Of…

Summary

The Arizona Supreme Court held that Rule 15.8 does not apply when a prosecutor withdraws an open-ended plea offer because withdrawal is not the imposition of a plea deadline. The court rejected a separation-of-powers challenge to Rule 15.8, explaining that the rule regulates disclosure obligations without requiring prosecutors to make or maintain plea offers. The court vacated the court of appeals' decision and remanded for further proceedings, while leaving open whether Rule 15.7 could authorize sanctions.