(University Lakes Justice Court No. JC2006161187): Ms. R. was a student at ASU. She had gotten into an argument with her dorm roommate, who claimed that Ms. R. was threatening her without specifically stating she would do physical violence. The case was set to bench trial, and on the day of trial the State had not subpoenaed their necessary witnesses. The State attempted to continue the case, and we objected. When the State moved to dismiss so they could merely re-file the case on a later date, we asked the judge to dismiss the case “with prejudice.” That motion was granted. The State then moved for a motion to reconsider and they were denied. Ms. R. was facing a possibility of up to six months in jail.
