Pena v. Schultz

ERVIN, Justice.

This is a case of original prohibition at issue on a rule to show cause and the State’s response thereto.

It appears from the record before us that Relator, Ramon Pena, was charged by information in the Court of Record of Manatee County, Florida, on March 12, 1970, with murder in the second degree.

Pena’s case was called and he was brought in open court on March 16, 1970, represented by Walter R. Talley, Public Defender of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Pena pled not guilty to the charge and the court set his trial for May 12, 1970.

On May 1, 1970 the State moved for continuance on…