State v. Tieman

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

The appellee was charged by information in the District Court, Tulsa County with the offense of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor. On the 29th day of May, 1980, the trial court, on its own motion, dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court found that because the accused was a minor at the time of the offense, the proper forum to initiate the action was in the Juvenile Division of the District Court. 1

The State is now seeking to appeal the decision of the district court by attempting to…