State v. Onstad

Appellant, Gerald Roy Onstad, appeals an order of the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Hill County, reinstating an information charging Onstad with burglary and theft, and his subsequent conviction and sentence on the information. We reverse.

Onstad was arrested on December 9, 1985, for the burglary of and theft from a residence in Box Elder, Montana. An information charging him with the crimes was filed on December 12, 1985. Onstad entered a plea of not guilty to the charges on January 22, 1986. A motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction was filed on May 19, 1986, alleging that Onstad was…