Legal Opinion
State v. Shorts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 7, 1998No. 97-KA-0050PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hBYRNES, Judge.
The State appeals the trial court’s ruling which granted the defendant’s motion to quash the indictment based on his right to a speedy trial. We reverse and remand.
On March 5, 1996, the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant Allen Shorts with one count of violating La. R.S. 40:966 relative to being in possession of marijuana, third offense. The defendant was originally set for arraignment on March 15, 1996, but the matter was continued because the defendant had to retain private counsel. On March 26, 1996, the defendant entered a not guilty plea and filed…
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