People v. Reid

This case presents the question whether the circuit court possesses the jurisdiction to try a defendant on a misdemeanor charge when the accompanying felony charge was dismissed before the beginning of trial. We hold that it does not and that the *662circuit court erred by trying defendant on the misdemeanor charge rather than remanding the matter to the district court for trial.

This case arises from a traffic stop by the Michigan State Police in Wayne County. The traffic stop resulted in defendant being arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).1 A search of defendant’s…