STATE v. WALKER

No. 37,493-KA.

853 So.2d 746 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellant, v. Melissa WALKER, Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKeithen, Ryland & Champagne, by Dina F. Domangue, for Appellee.

Iley Evans, District Attorney, Kathleen Peterson, Assistant Attorney General for Appellant.

Before BROWN, GASKINS and DREW, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The state appeals a decision by the trial court granting a motion to quash the bill of information against the defendant, Melissa Walker, charging her with being a principal to the offense of cruelty to the infirm.1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On May 9, 2001, an employee of the Lakeview Community Group Home, a facility for mentally disabled individuals, noticed bruises on one of the residents...

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