WATKINS, Judge.
Defendant, James Marvin Hope, was charged by bill of information with having committed the crime of simple kidnapping in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:45. Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to quash the bill of information on the ground that his prosecution would violate the double jeopardy clauses of the United States and Louisiana Constitutions. The trial court sustained the motion to quash and the state appeals.
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