Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 2012No. 2011-KA-0947PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
| TThis is a criminal case. The State is the appellant. The sole issue presented is whether the district court erred in granting the motion to quash the bill of information filed by the defendant, Natasha Brown, after the State entered a nolle prosequi on the day of trial and eight months later reinstituted the charge. Answering that question in the affirmative, we reverse and remand.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On October 28, 2009, the State charged Ms. Brown with a felony, aggravated battery (a violation of La. R.S. 14:34), and a misdemeanor, simple battery (a violation of…
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