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STATE v. PIERRE

No. 2013-KA-1195.

146 So.3d 681 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Desmond PIERRE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mary Constance Hanes , Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge JOY COSSICH LOBRANO).

JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge.

The State of Louisiana appeals a trial court judgment granting defendant Desmond Pierre's motion to quash a bill of information on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

The underlying facts of defendant's case are not relevant to this appeal. The following chronology of events is taken from the docket master and...

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