State v. Lecompte

HOLCOMBE, Justice ad hoc.

The accused, Emile Lecompte, was indicted by the Grand Jury of the Parish of Jefferson on November 17, 1942, for the crime of manslaughter. He was arraigned November 18, 1942. Thereafter, on motion of the State the trial of the case was continued several times for the reason that material witnesses were in the Armed Forces.

On May 28, 1946, the accused, through counsel, filed a motion wherein it was alleged that more than three years had elapsed since the date of the filing of the aforesaid indictment, during which time the accused had not been tried, and that under…