State v. Jimmy Earl Drummond

OPINION

Terry Jennings, Justice

Appellant, the State of Texas, challenges the criminal district court’s order granting the motion of appellee, Jimmy Earl Drum-mond, to quash and dismiss an indictment accusing him of the Class A misdemeanor offense of official oppression. 1 In three issues, the State contends that the criminal district court erred in granting appellee’s motion, holding that the pertinent statute of limitations 2 “was not tolled by the filing of [its] initial complaint” against appellee, and holding that its initial complaint “was not filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.”

We…