This is a driver's license suspension case. The dispositive question is whether a magistrate loses jurisdiction over the suspension proceedings if a hearing is not conducted within a time provided by statute. For reasons explained below, we hold that the statutory time frame is not jurisdictional.
The background facts are undisputed. In June, 1987, while operating a motor vehicle on a public highway, Robert...
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