State v. Maldonado

OPINION

BALES, Justice.

¶ 1 We hold that the State’s failure to file an information before trial did not deprive the superior court of subject matter jurisdiction or constitute fundamental error.

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¶ 2 Frank R. Maldonado was charged by direct complaint with possession of cocaine. After a preliminary hearing, the superior court found probable cause to hold him for trial. That day, Maldonado was arraigned and the court entered his not guilty plea. A minute entry for this hearing indicates that an information was filed, but the hearing transcript does not refer to an information. The State later…