State v. Anderson

The state appeals from a final order granting William Anderson, Jr.’s, motion for discharge based upon a speedy trial violation. Because Anderson never filed the requisite “Notice of Expiration of Speedy Trial Time” as the applicable rule specifically requires, we reverse.

The state filed a three-count Information against Anderson charging him with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, and reckless driving.

Rule 3.191(a), Fla. R.Crim. P., provides that “[e]very person charged with a crime shall be brought to trial within 90 days of arrest if the crime charged is a misdemeanor, or…