Willie Crockett v. State of Florida

Appellant raises a number of issues on appeal. We find one issue is dispositive and requires reversal. Appellant asserts the State violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial when it prosecuted him over eight years after it filed the information against him. Based on the unique facts of this case, we agree and reverse.

I. Facts

The State filed a nine-count information against appellant on August 1, 2005, alleging charges that included burglary while armed with a firearm and- home invasion robbery in Alachua County, Florida. Appellant, who had been on parole in Georgia, was arrested in…