State v. Thomas

44 So. 3d 703, 2010 WL 3633594
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in State v. Thomas. Read the opinion of the Court — 972 So. 2d 323
Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided September 3, 2010·No. 2010-OK-1577·Published

Opinion

44 So.3d 703 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana
v.
Eugene THOMAS.
State of Louisiana
v.
Eugene Thomas.
State of Louisiana
v.
Morris J. Patin.

No. 2010-OK-1577.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 3, 2010.

Denied. However, with time now of the essence if trial is to serve as "a reliable vehicle for determining whether [defendants] committed the crime charged against them," State v. Dyer, 06-0619, p. 6, 933 So.2d 788, 792, cert. denied sub nom. Thomas v. Louisiana, 549 U.S. 1122, 127 S.Ct. 945, 166 L.Ed.2d 722 (2007), the state is directed to bring the case against defendants to trial as expeditiously as possible and within the 45-day time frame set by the court of appeal.

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