Hall v. State

McNULTY, Acting Chief Judge.

The only issue meriting discussion is whether, for the purposes of the speedy trial rule, a trial commences when the prospective jurors have been sworn for examination of their qualifications to act as jurors for the week but are not seated for voir dire in the particular trial. The case of State v. May, 332 So.2d 146 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976), answered this question in the negative. We agree. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(a)(3).

In the instant case it appears that on the last day of the speedy trial period, the first *933day of the trial week, prospective jurors were sworn to examine…