State v. Gage

SWANSTROM, Judge.

This is a criminal misdemeanor case. Edward Gage received a citation from a Bonner County Building Inspector alleging violation of a county ordinance: building a structure without obtaining a permit. After Gage failed to appear in court on the date indicated on the uniform citation, the state charged Gage by criminal complaint with failure to appear. Eventually, the building code citation was dismissed; however, Gage was convicted of failure to appear and was fined $300. I.C. § 19-3901A. Gage appealed his conviction to the district court, which affirmed. Gage contends on this…