State v. Smith

Judge Madeleine M. Landrieu

_JjThe State of Louisiana appeals the trial court judgment, which granted the defendant’s motion to quash the bill of information. For reasons that follow, we find that *1036the State was within the statutory time delay for instituting prosecution. On the issue of whether the defendant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated, the record shows that the defendant did not establish specific prejudice resulting from the State’s reinstitution of the charge against him. However, the defendant requested an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing on this issue, and…