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STATE v. RICHARDSON

No. CR 94-339.

649 So.2d 472 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Willie RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin Eugene Woodruff Jr., Abbeville, for the State.

Carrol Lee Spell Jr., Lafayette, for Willie Richardson.

Before THIBODEAUX, COOKS and SAUNDERS, JJ.

THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The state appeals a trial court's grant of the defendant's motion to quash based on his denial of his right to a speedy trial under Article I, Section 16 of the Louisiana Constitution and the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The defendant allegedly distributed "ecstasy," a Schedule I narcotic on December 29, 1988. He was arrested on March 27, 1991 and a bill of information was filed on February 26, 1993.

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