Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure

Rule 31.1 – Scope; Precedence; Definitions

(a) Scope.

(1)Appeals from Limited Jurisdiction Courts. The Superior Court Rules of Appellate Procedure-Criminal govern appeals from justice courts and municipal courts.
(2)Appeals from the Superior Court. The provisions of Rule 31 govern criminal appeals from the superior court to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
(b) Precedence of Criminal Appeals. Appeals in criminal cases have precedence over all other appeals except those from juvenile actions or if otherwise provided by law. Capital case appeals have precedence over all other appeals.
(c) Definitions. As used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Appellate clerk” means the clerk of the court in which an appeal is pending.
(2)“Appellate court” means the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, Divisions One and Two.
(3)“Appellant” is a party that commences an appeal. An appellant also may be a cross-appellee.
(4)“Appellee” is a party that responds to an appeal. An appellee also may be a cross-appellant.
(5)“Decision” is a written disposition of an appeal, as provided in Rule 31.19.
(6)“Entry” of a court order or decision occurs when it is filed by the clerk.
(7)“Judgment” is an appealable order, whether identified as a “judgment,” an “order,” a “pronouncement of sentence,” or another term.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.1

Added by August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Former Rule 31.1, relating to scope of rule, was abrogated effective January 1, 2018.