STATE v. QUINN

No. 2013-KA-0726.

136 So.3d 267 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Corey QUINN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney of Orleans Parish, J. Bryant Clark, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant/State of Louisiana.

Katherine M. Franks , Louisiana Appellate Project, Abita Springs, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge ROSEMARY LEDET).


JAMES F. McKAY III, Chief Judge.

The State appeals the trial court's judgment granting Corey Quinn's motion to quash the bill of information. Based on the record before us, we find that the trial court abused its discretion and reverse its judgment.

STATEMENT OF CASE

Essentially, this appeal addresses the State's ability to dismiss and reinstitute charges in the context of a defendant's right to a speedy trial. In September of 2009, the defendant...

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