STATE v. SIMPSON

No. KA 86 1198.

506 So.2d 837 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Frank Ray SIMPSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cal Parish, Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Elmo Lear, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and Le BLANC, JJ.


Le BLANC, Judge.

Defendant, Frank Ray Simpson, was charged by grand jury indictment with the second degree murder of Marlene Simpson, his wife, in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. He pled not guilty and later moved to quash this prosecution, alleging that the state failed to commence his trial within two years from the date the prosecution was instituted. The trial court denied defendant's motion. As a result of a plea bargain, defendant withdrew his former plea of not...

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