Little v. State

The defendant Willie L. Little appeals a judgment of conviction and sentence for the offense of escape [§ 944.40, Fla. Stat.(1983)] entered against him after a jury trial below. He raises four points on appeal, one of which is dispositive of the case. He contends, and we agree, that the trial court erred in denying his motion to discharge for failure to bring him to trial *1166within 180 days of his arrest, in violation of Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(a)(1). We accordingly reverse.

On August 21,1981, the defendant Little, pursuant to a daytime work release program, was permitted to leave Beckham Hall…