Clatsop County District Attorney v. City of Astoria

This case involves a dispute between the City of Astoria and the Clatsop County District Attorney1 over the control of the prosecution of misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) offenses committed within the city. The trial court denied the city’s motion to dismiss the district attorney’s complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and entered a judgment declaring the rights of the parties. Both parties appeal. The city assigns error to the trial court’s denial of the city’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction because the district attorney had…