State v. Davis

*608The defendant, Joseph Davis, was charged by bill of information on February 11, 2008, with possession of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C). The State dismissed this bill without prejudice on February 2, 2009. Subsequently, on May 11, 2010, the State filed a second bill of information, for the same crime. The defendant filed a motion to quash the second bill of information as untimely filed. Following a hearing on the matter, the motion to quash was denied. The defendant pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to two years…