Legal Opinion
Edell v. Blount
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 21, 1972No. R-270PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLS, Judge.
Petitioner filed a writ of mandamus seeking her discharge from custody pursuant to the provisions of Rule 3.191, F.R.Cr.P., 33 F.S.A. We sua sponte treated the subject petition as a suggestion for writ of prohibition and issued rule nisi. We now have before us the respondent’s return and supporting briefs filed by the parties.
The undisputed facts are: Petitioner was arrested on March 24, 1971; a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 5, 1971, *48was continued upon the motion of petitioner’s attorney and rescheduled for June 28, 1971; preliminary hearing was again rescheduled upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Butler v. CullenSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Sangaree v. HamlinSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- Maxwell v. BlountDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Blount v. EdellSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- State ex rel. Allen v. TaylorDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972