State v. Hantman Riedel

OPINION

BRAMMER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 The State of Arizona petitions this court for special action relief in its attempt to reinstate a misdemeanor prosecution for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) and driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10 or more against real party in interest Allan Clyde Riedel. A justice of the peace ordered the charges dismissed on statute of limitations grounds, an order that was subsequently affirmed by the respondent superior court judge on appeal. For the following reasons, we accept jurisdiction and grant relief.

¶2 Because this case…