Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Howard JOHNSON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1987-02-24
Citations: 502 So. 2d 119
Docket Number: No. 87-KK-0407
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Howard JOHNSON.
Judges: MARCUS and COLE, JJ., dissent.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 502
Pages: 119–119

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Howard JOHNSON.
No. 87-KK-0407.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 24, 1987.

Opinion:
In re Johnson, Howard; applying for supervisory writs; Parish of St. James, 23rd Judicial District Court, Div. "D", Nos. 880-A, 880-B; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 87-K-102.
Granted. The state's failure to commence trial within the time period provided by law requires that the defendant be released without bail. So ordered.
MARCUS and COLE, JJ., dissent.