People v. Jones

HODGES, Chief Justice.

In this original proceeding, we issued a rule to show cause why an order of the respondent district court dismissing criminal charges pending against defendant Ferguson should not be reversed. In our view, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter the order dismissing the pending charges. We therefore made the rule absolute.

Defendant Ferguson was charged by information with first-degree assault, 1 menacing, 2 and crime of violence, 3 all arising from the same criminal transaction. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, and sought to waive a jury…