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The article discusses cases handled by appellate courts in Arizona. Topics discussed include the Arizona Supreme Court case State v. S. Jones that addressed sentences imposed on a defendant whose convictions were based on a single act, Arizona Court of Appeals case Cries v. Plaza Del Rio Management Corp. that involved a shotgun provision in a shareholder's agreement and a dissolution proceeding, case State v. Garcia that dealt with armed robbery and violations of double jeopardy clauses.

The article discusses some concerns that may limit the extent to which expertise developed the civil arena can be transferred to criminal cases as highlighted in the Recommendations for Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases published by the Joint Electronic Technology Working Group (JETWG). The recommendations stress that lawyers must make ESI management part of the everyday practice skills or they must pay someone with expertise to be their assistant.

The article discusses various civil and criminal matters of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Arizona. Topics discussed include misappropriation of confidential information that is not a trade secret under the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act, construction notice provided by the deed of trust, and claims of forgery and fraudulent on medical practitioner.

The article focuses on changes made to Arizona's Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure in order to improve Arizona's appellate rules. Topics discussed include changes made to citations of cases and to the record, changes to the process of finalizing a case brief and the process of rewriting of Arizona's appellate rules. Other changes include electronic filing and service rules, time for filing notice of appeal and filing of amicus briefs in the Court of Appeals. INSET: Highlights of Changes to Arizona Rules of Civil....