State v. J.B.

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The State appeals a dismissal of a first offense DWI charge relating to the appellee, J.B., and asserts error because the juvenile court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to dismiss the charge on speedy trial grounds. We agree with the State and certify that the dismissal was error under Ark. R. Crim. P. 36.10. We deny the State’s collateral request that the case be transferred from juvenile court to municipal court.

The facts are these. On December 17, 1989, J.B. was ticketed for driving while intoxicated and for his involvement in a traffic accident. J.B. at the…