State v. Horsley

I concur fully in Parts I, III and IV of the Court’s opinion. Regarding Part II, there is substantial authority to support an argument that the trial court’s minute entry order entered on December 14, 1987, was itself sufficient to dismiss the action. See, e.g., Fisher v. Eckert, 94 Cal.App.2d 890, 212 P.2d 64, 67 (1949) (“Entry in minutes of a dismissal by the court constitutes entry of the judgment.”); Stockwell v. State, 98 Idaho 797, 573 P.2d 116 (1977); State v. Collins, 112 Wash.2d 303, 771 P.2d 350 (1989); E.J. Smith Construction Co. v. Burton, 262 Md. 62, 277 A.2d 84 (1971); Baty v.…