State ex rel. S.D.

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

|, The State of Louisiana appeals the judgment of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, dismissing the State’s petition against S.D. because he was not timely adjudicated. Because we find the record adequately demonstrates the State established good cause for the continuances within the applicable prescriptive period, we reverse and remand.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:

The delinquency petition charged S.D. with one count of possession of a firearm and narcotics in violation of La. R.S. 14:95(E). A continued custody hearing was held that date. The Juvenile…