State v. Parliament

The state appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of two counts of cutting special forest products without a permit, ORS 164.813, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the charges based on its implicit finding that the state was not ready to proceed to trial. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

This case originally was appealed in conjunction with three other cases that were dismissed by the trial court at the same time and on the same grounds. Although the other cases have been disposed of separately, we must recount the…