State v. Wright

RYDER, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s order discharging appellee Wright for failure to comply with the applicable speedy trial rule, which the trial court held was Rule 3.191(a)(1), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We hold that Rule 3.191(£> )(1) was the applicable rule; and we therefore reverse.

An information charging appellee with escape was filed on December 28, 1977. He was arrested pursuant to a capias on January 12,1978. An amended information was filed on June 29, 1978. On August 8, 1978, the parties stipulated that, at the request of the State, the case would be…