State v. Keetch

LANSING, Judge.

John Keeteh was charged with misdemean- or driving under the influence of alcohol. The day before the scheduled jury trial, the State filed a motion and supporting affidavit requesting a continuance. The magistrate denied the State’s motion for a continuance and granted the defendant’s oral motion to dismiss the charge. The State appealed to the district court, which reversed the magistrate’s decision and remanded the ease for trial. Keeteh now further appeals, requesting that the magistrate’s order of dismissal be reinstated or that the matter be remanded to the magistrate for…