Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 6, 2010No. 2009-KA-0582PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.
hThe State appeals the ruling of the trial court granting the defendant’s motion to quash the bill of information. We find that the trial court abused its discretion. Accordingly, we vacate its ruling, reinstate the charges and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with the following opinion.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On June 29, 2007, the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant, Johnnie L. Johnson, with possession of a stolen automobile in violation of La. R.S. 14:69(A). The defendant appeared for arraignment on August’ 2, 2007 and entered…
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- State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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