State v. Jimenez

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Victor Alexis Jimenez’s motion for discharge due to a violation of his speedy trial right, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191. The issue before this court is whether a defendant is entitled to be discharged when the State files an information within the speedy trial period, but does not notify the defendant of the charges until after the speedy trial period expires. We believe a defendant is not entitled to discharge and reverse.

Jimenez was initially arrested on December 19, 2007, for grand theft of a motor vehicle, a…