Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Adlaon
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided July 28, 1994No. Appeal No. 93-029; Traffic Case No. 93-0614Published
1Opinion of the Court
DELA CRUZ, Chief Justice:
The government appeals the dismissal of reckless driving and driving while under the influence of alcohol charges against the defendant, Quirino Adlaon. The trial court ruled that the government’s failure to timely provide certain discovery material violated the defendant’s right to due process. For the following reasons we vacate the order of dismissal and remand the case for further proceedings.
I. PROCEDURAL AM) FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Adlaon was arrested on February 7, 1993, and charged pursuant to 9 CMC §§ 7104 (reckless driving) and 7105 (driving under the influence of…
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