Allen v. Rowley

WENTWORTH, Judge.

This case is before the court upon petition for writ of prohibition; petitioner is the defendant in a pending criminal action and seeks to prohibit the trial judge from any further proceedings in the action, alleging that the time limits of the speedy trial rule, Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191, have run. The relevant dates are:

2/19/79-Petitioner is arrested and taken to county jail; detention petition is then filed in juvenile court and petitioner is transferred to a regional center where he is detained by juvenile authorities. Petitioner is subsequently released to the custody of his…