State Of Louisiana v. Christopher Thornton ( 2021 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 1203
VERSUS
CHRISTOPHER DEANDRE THORNTON DECEMBER 6, 2021
In Re: Christopher Deandre Thornton, applying for supervisory
writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East
Baton Rouge, No. 06- 16- 1160.
BEFORE: MCDONALD, LANIER, AND WOLFE, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The district attorney has the primary
responsibility to move to set criminal cases for trial, although
under the court' s inherent power, the trial judge of the
division to which the case is assigned has ultimate control over
the scheduling of criminal cases for trial. See La. Code Crim.
P. arts. 17 and 61; State v. Simpson, 551 So. 2d 1303, 1304- 05
La. 1989) ( per curiam on rehearing).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY tLgRK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT