Legal Opinion
State v. Mathews
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 6, 2013No. 2012-KA-0182PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.
b The appellant, State of Louisiana, appeals the trial court’s judgment granting the defendants’ motions to quash the bill of information. We find the trial court erred by granting relief on the basis of a statutory prescription claim, but find that court did not err in finding that the nolle prose-qui of an earlier case and the reinstitution of charges in the present case unduly prejudiced the defendants and violated their constitutional right to a speedy trial.
In case number 479-206, Timothy Matthews (“Matthews”), Walter Myles (“Myles”), and Ashley Stewart…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. BatisteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Gray v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- State v. ScottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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