State v. Jordan

HOBSON, , Acting Chief Judge.

The state appeals an order which granted defendant James Jordan’s motion to discharge pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191(d)(1) on the ground that he was deprived of, a speedy trial as provided in rule 3.191. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Defendant was charged by information with possession of a controlled substance and was arrested on May 18, 1981. The possession charge was nol-prossed and refiled on February 22, 1982, as an information charging him with delivery of cannabis stemming from a transaction that allegedly occurred…