Legal Opinion
State v. Bell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 2012No. 2011-KA-1573PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
liThe State of Louisiana appeals the trial court’s ruling, which quashed the bill of information charging defendant, Perry S. Bell, Jr. with second degree murder. The trial court quashed the bill of information after determining that the defendant’s right to a speedy trial was violated and the state abused its authority to enter a nolle *757prosequi for the purpose of granting the district attorney’s office a continuance. We find the trial court did not abuse its discretion and affirm the trial court’s ruling.
STATEMENT OF CASE
On July 30, 2009, Mr. Bell was indicted on one…
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