State v. Quismundo

¶1 Petitioner Ronald Steven Quismundo appeals his conviction for felony violation of a no-contact order. After the State rested its case in chief, the defense *501moved to dismiss the charge based on an insufficient information, pointing out that the charging document failed to allege that Quismundo actually violated the order. The trial court allowed the State to reopen its case and amend the information. Under State v. Vangerpen, 125 Wn.2d 782, 888 P.2d 1177 (1995), this was an improper remedy for an insufficient charging document, and the trial court should have dismissed the case without…