State v. Cormican

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Minn. St. 169.121. We reverse.

On April 23,1969, defendant was arrested for the misdemeanor stated above. Demand for change of venue from the justice of the peace to the Crookston municipal court was filed. Following a jurisdictional challenge in the municipal court and an evidentiary hearing thereon, defendant filed two successive petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking a writ of prohibition, but the petitions were denied. Subsequently, after arraignment…