Rule 6.008. Criminal Jurisdiction

(A) District Court. The district court has jurisdiction over all misdemeanors and all felonies

through the preliminary examination and until the entry of an order to bind the defendant

over to the circuit court.

(B) Circuit Court. The circuit court has jurisdiction over all felonies from the bindover from

the district court unless otherwise provided by law. The failure of the court to properly

document the bindover decision shall not deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction. A party

challenging a bindover decision must do so before any plea of guilty or no contest, or

before trial.

Chapter 6. Criminal Procedure

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(C) Pleas and Verdicts in Circuit Court. The circuit court retains jurisdiction over any case in

which a plea is entered or a verdict rendered to a charge that would normally be

cognizable in the district court.

(D) Sentencing Misdemeanors in Circuit Court. The circuit court shall sentence all

defendants bound over to circuit court on a felony that either plead guilty to, or are found

guilty of, a misdemeanor.

(E) Concurrent Jurisdiction. As part of a concurrent jurisdiction plan, the circuit court and

district court may enter into an agreement for district court probation officers to prepare

the presentence investigation report and supervise on probation defendants who either

plead guilty to, or are found guilty of, a misdemeanor in circuit court. The case remains

under the jurisdiction of the circuit court.