State v. Doeden

This is a pretrial appeal by the state, pursuant to Rule 29.03, Rules of Criminal Procedure, from an order of the district court denying the state’s motion to amend a criminal complaint. We reverse and remand.

Defendant was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm without a permit, Minn. St. 624.714, subd. 1, and being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence, Minn. St. 169.121, subd. 1(a). The first of these offenses is a gross misdemeanor; the latter is a misdemeanor. At the start of the omnibus hearing, the state moved to amend the complaint to include a…