State v. Drury

LOTTINGER, Judge.

In this appeal, the state seeks review of the trial court’s ruling which granted defendant’s motion to quash the prosecution of two misdemeanor charges.

Defendant, Steve Drury, was separately indicted for resisting arrest, La.R.S. 14:108, and simple assault, La.R.S. 14:38. The grand jury report also reflects that, on the same date, defendant was indicted for possession of a fur-bearing animal without a license, La.R.S. 56:10s.1

Defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment which charged a violation of La. R.S. 56:103 on the grounds that the indictment failed to charge a…