Jones v. State

Appellant, Harrison Jones, seeks review of the denial of his motion for discharge pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191, regarding a charge of possession of cocaine filed on August 4, 1983..On February 11, 1983, appellant’s house was searched pursuant to a search warrant for controlled substances. Appellant was arrested at the scene for possession of marijuana which was found during the search. He was charged with that offense on March 18, 1983, to which he subsequently pled nolo contendere. Another substance was seized which, by later tests, proved to be cocaine. He was…