STATE v. HARTON

No. 54137.

292 So.2d 187 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lawrence HARTON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert I. Broussard, Gretna, for defendant-respondent.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-applicant.

Craig J. Cimo, Gretna, for Hon. John L. Molaison, Judge.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

On application of the State, we granted a writ of certiorari, La., 284 So.2d 776, to review the ruling of the trial judge sustaining defendant's plea of prescription on the ground that more than one year had elapsed since the date of the filing of the bill of information charging him with receiving stolen property.

According to the record, the District Attorney of Jefferson Parish charged the defendant...

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