State v. Ramsey

This appeal involves the circumstances in which the State may use a uniform traffic ticket to commence judicial proceedings in the magistrate court on a charge of criminal domestic violence, first offense (CDV). We hold that the ticket officers issued to James Ramsey for CDV did not commence judicial proceedings. We affirm the dismissal of the charge.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On February 18, 2006, officers responded to a call from Ramsey’s estranged wife and arrested him for burglary and CDV. The officers issued Ramsey a uniform traffic ticket for the CDV. They did not seek an arrest…