Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 6, 2013No. 2012-KA-0653PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY III, Chief Judge.
I,The State of Louisiana seeks review of the trial court’s ruling of January 30, 2012, which granted the defendant’s motion to quash the bill of information in this case on both statutory and constitutional grounds. We find that the State’s argument has merit and reverse the trial court’s judgment.
STATEMENT OF CASE
The State filed a bill of information on December 17, 2007, charging Devin Jones with one count of possession of cocaine, alleging that the offense occurred on September 19, 2006. Devin Jones did not appear for arraignment until February 27, 2008,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. RomeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- State v. BatisteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Gray v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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