CALOGERO, Justice.
Defendant-appellant in this criminal prosecution attacks the trial court's overruling his motion to quash for the state's failure to commence his second trial timely. For the reasons which follow, this ruling will be reversed. The motion to quash is meritorious.
The history of this prosecution is a bit lengthy. On July 31, 1978, defendant Darnell Brown was charged by bill of information with simple burglary, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62...
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