Legal Opinion

State v. J.C., a child

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 7, 2015No. 4D13-3258Published

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

The state appeals an order dismissing the delinquency charge against J.C. after the trial court granted his motion for discharge under the speedy trial rule. Counsel for J.C. has conceded error. We accept the concession of error and reverse, because the trial court erred by calculating the recapture window as a single fifteen-day period. See State v. S.A., 133 So.3d 506, 509 (Fla.2014).

J.C. was arrested on April 26, 2013, and was later charged by petition for delinquency with disruption of a school function. On July 29, 2013, J.C. filed a motion for discharge, arguing that the state had…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
  2. State of Florida v. S.A., a childSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
  3. State v. S.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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