State v. Garoutte

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

The defendant, Wayne Garoutte, was charged by direct information in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, with the crime of manslaughter in the driving of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor under A.R.S. § 13-456, subd. A (3) (b) as amended laws 1957, said crime happening on or about May 21, 1961. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss on the basis of A.R.S. § 13-1591 1 which was granted. The order of the trial judge dismissing the charge was as follows:

“The misdemeanor with which defendant herein is charged arises as an alleged law violation based upon defendant’s…