BYRNES, Judge.
The State appeals the trial court's ruling which granted the defendant's motion to quash the indictment based on his right to a speedy trial. We reverse and remand.
On March 5, 1996, the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant Allen Shorts with one count of violating La. R.S. 40:966 relative to being in possession of marijuana, third offense. The defendant was originally set for arraignment on March 15, 1996, but the matter...
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