Garcia v. State

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review. Garcia v. State, 474 So.2d 1203 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985), in which the district court held that, where defendants are joined on conspiracy charges, the state’s interest in a joint trial prevails over a defendant’s speedy trial right. This decision conflicts with our opinion in Miner v. Westlake, 478 So.2d 1066 (Fla.1985). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla.Const.

In Westlake, we held that state “convenience” in a joint trial is not an exceptional circumstance under rule 3.191(d)(2), Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure, justifying extension of…