People v. Williams

In this original proceeding, 1 petitioner Chaval Williams (defendant) challenges the jurisdiction of the Arapahoe County District Court. The State originally filed charges in county court but moved to dismiss those charges before the case was bound over to district court. Months later, the State elected to reinstitute the same criminal charges by refiling a second information in county court. The county court bound the matter over to the district court. Thereafter, the defendant filed a motion in district court, claiming that because the refiled information was void and of no effect, the…