State v. Catalon

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

¡The State appeals the trial court’s grant of Defendant’s Motion to Quash. The defense based its motion on the State’s alleged failure to commence trial within the two-year prescriptive period when prosecution was instituted. The State initiated prosecution against Defendant in 2009. Subsequently, Defendant was incarcerated in another jurisdiction. After learning Defendant’s out-of-state custodial location, the State failed to secure his presence in court for nearly two years. During this period, the defense filed several motions to continue. In granting Defendant’s…