Griffith v. State

Appellant was arrested on August 9 1973, upon a warrant issued by a judicial officer upon probable cause, supported by affidavit. This alone satisfied minimal constitutional due process requirements for a preliminary hearing. Singletary v. State, Fla.App.1974, 290 So.2d 116.

On the following day appellant appeared in court with appointed counsel, and was arraigned. It is significant to note that from that date to October 11, 1973, when hearing on the probation violation commenced, appellant never requested any preliminary hearing. Thus, assuming the affidavit-judicial warrant procedure would…