Legal Opinion
J.T. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 9, 1992No. 91-1650PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Judge.
As restated, the issue is whether the court may extend the fifteen-day window period allowed by procedural rule for bringing a juvenile to an adjudicatory hearing on a showing of good cause, after the speedy trial period has expired and a motion for discharge has been filed. We hold that it may not.
On November 25, 1990, J.T. was taken into custody and charged with simple assault. An adjudicatory hearing was later scheduled for April 4, 1991 — one week beyond the expiration date for bringing the juvenile to a hearing. On April 4th, the appellant filed a written motion for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules—Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. RuddDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Vallieres v. GrossmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Tascarella v. SeayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Heller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- F.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997