State v. Owens

Defendant appeals his convictions for possession of a controlled substance, first degree theft, carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon. He assigns as error the court’s refusal to grant his motion to waive local court rules and to consider his motion to suppress that was not timely filed under those rules. We reverse.

Defendant was indicted on December 3, 1982, and arraigned on December 13,1982. He pleaded not guilty. At the arraignment the court set an omnibus hearing for December 27,1982, and the trial for February 2,1983. On December 16, the state moved under local…