State v. Odom

LThe state’s application is granted, the decision of the court of appeal is reversed, and this case is remanded for further proceedings in the district court consistent with the views expressed herein.

On August 22, 2002, the state indicted defendant/respondent, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry in Louisiana, for a variety of offenses arising from allegations of public corruption. In the complex procedural history that ensued, the state dismissed several counts, portions of the remaining counts became the subject of a plethora of motions to quash filed by the defense, appellate review…