State v. Olander

Defendant, Ronald Olander, appeals from a dismissal without prejudice of the information charging him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Three questions are presented: (1) whether the dismissal of an-information without prejudice is an appeal-able order; (2) whether defendant was placed in jeopardy when his case was called for trial; and (3) whether the dismissal should have been with, rather than without, prejudice.

The case was originally set for trial on the morning of Wednesday, October 6, 1971. On Friday of the week before trial, the prosecuting attorney’s…