C.J. v. State

C.J., the petitioner, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the State to offer him a “Walker Plan” as outlined in Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.075.1 The State offered a pretrial diversion plan to C.J. that took into account other provisions of rule 8.075, such as the requirement that the plan contain a stipulation that the speedy trial rule is waived, but it did not track the rule in all respects.

C.J. requests this court to order the State to remove some of the additional requirements from the offered plan. Specifically, the plan offered by the State would require C.J. to agree that if…