Legal Opinion

State v. Hunter

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 27, 1977No. 49759PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ADKINS, Justice.

This cause is a certified question pursuant to Fla.App. Rule 4.6, wherein the trial court certified to us for resolution the following question:

“Do the time periods established by Rule 3.191, R.Cr.P., commence when a juvenile is taken into custody as a result of conduct giving rise to a petition for delinquency where the juvenile court subsequently waives jurisdiction and transfers the juvenile to the criminal division of the circuit court for trial as if the juvenile were an adult?”

Since the certification of this question, we have rendered our decision in State v. Benton, 337…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. BentonSupreme Court of Florida · 1976

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. JacksCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
  2. State v. GrayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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