State v. Peterson

The State appeals from the trial court's order granting a motion to dismiss the three-count indictment against Charles Peterson.

The following time line of events is relevant to our resolution of this appeal: Peterson was indicted in December 1995 for murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery. Peterson pleaded guilty in 1997 to the lesser-included offenses of felony murder (the underlying felony being a robbery) and first-degree robbery, and he was sentenced to consecutive sentences of 30 years' imprisonment and 20 years' imprisonment, respectively. Peterson…