State v. Link

Wise, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals from a pretrial dismissal of a charge against appellee, Wayne Link, for improper use of the 911 emergency system. The relevant facts leading to this appeal are as follows.

{¶ 2} On September 18, 2002, a Knox County sheriff deputy filed a criminal complaint affidavit in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court, averring as follows.

{¶ 3} “Before me, Judy Smith, Clerk of said Municipal Court, personally came Sgt. John Rine who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that on or about the 31st day of August, 2002, at approximately 3:12…