State v. Hoffman

The State charged 16-year-old Joseph A. Hoffman with the sexual exploitation of a minor. As the case proceeded to trial, the juvenile court granted several continuances, but as the trial date approached, it became *538apparent that the State would be unable to locate the victim. On August 1, with five days remaining before the expiration of Mr. Hoffman’s speedy trial date under the Juvenile Court Rules, a superior court commissioner dismissed the charges without prejudice.

On August 9, the State filed a timely motion asking the superior court to revise the commissioner’s ruling dismissing the…