State v. Thomas

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.