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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4420 (2026)

Criminal proceedings; right to be present

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The victim has the right to be present throughout all criminal proceedings in which the defendant has the right to be present.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: Morehart v. Barton, 250 P.3d 1139 (Ariz. 2011).
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Morehart v. Barton, 250 P.3d 1139 (Ariz. 2011). · cites it 4× “1(A)(3)); see also A.R.S. § 13-4420 (stating that victims have right “to be present throughout all criminal proceedings in which the defendant has the right to be present”).”
State Ex Rel. Romley v. Dairman, 95 P.3d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 13-4433 (2001) (delineating the scope of a victim’s right to refuse an interview by defendant or anyone representing defendant’s interests); A.R.S. § 13-4420 (2001) (granting a victim the right to be present at all proceedings in which the defendant has a right to be present);…”
J v. v. Hon blair/morris, 536 P.3d 1223 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “1(A)3; A.R.S. § 13-4420. ¶23 Victims also have the right “[t]o confer with the prosecution, after the crime against the victim has been charged, before trial or before any disposition of the case and to be informed of the disposition.”
State v. Hamilton, 468 P.3d 1264 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “” A.R.S. § 13-4420. ¶17 We are not persuaded by the State’s suggestion that § 13-4420 “could be construed” as giving any Rule 404(c) witnesses who were victims in a previous proceeding the right to hear the testimony of other witnesses at trial in a subsequent case.”
Scarborough v. Superior Court, 889 P.2d 641 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-4420 (the right to be present at any criminal proceeding); Rule 39(b)(7) (the right to be heard at any proceeding involving any plea bargain); A.”
State v. Rodriguez (Ariz. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “”); A.R.S. § 13-4420 (“The victim has the right to be present throughout all criminal proceedings in which the defendant has the right to be present.”
State of Arizona v. Richard Allen Reed, 502 P.3d 979 (Ariz. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 13-4409(C) (requiring prosecutor to notify victims of court proceedings); A.R.S. § 13-4420 (providing that victim has the right to be present at all criminal proceedings that defendant may attend); A.”
Z.W. v. Foster, 422 P.3d 582 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “§ 13-4408 (requiring prosecutor to inform victim of rights); A.R.S. § 13-4420 (granting victim to be present at all proceedings in which defendant has a right to be present); A.”
State v. Mata, 550 P.3d 619 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 13-4419 (granting a victim the right to confer with the prosecuting attorney regarding the defendant’s case); A.R.S. § 13-4420 (granting a victim the right to be present at all proceedings in which the defendant has a right to be present).”
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