State v. May

A criminal complaint charging Reuben G. May with arson was filed on September 18, 1979, and on September 27, 1979, a preliminary examination was held. Although an information was filed on September 28, 1979, it was not served upon May until arraignment, November 12, 1979. On November 30, 1979, May moved to dismiss the charges against him because the information had not been served within thirty days. The trial court dismissed the information without prejudice. Because no requirement exists that the defendant be served with an information within thirty days from the date of preliminary…