State v. Perez

This is an appeal by the state from a trial court order dismissing an information for lack of prosecution. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

Both sides announced ready for trial below on an information charging the defendant Alexander Perez with trafficking in stolen property; this announcement was made on the morning of the day the case was set for trial. The trial court then asked the prosecuting attorney what the nature of the state’s evidence was. The prosecuting attorney replied that the case involved two undercover police officers who allegedly sold a box of avocados to the…