Hutchinson v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Mark Hutchinson III petitioned for a writ of prohibition to preclude the circuit court from proceeding with the trial of his pending criminal charges in violation of the speedy trial rule. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.191. Prohibition is an appropriate remedy when an accused has been denied his right to a speedy trial and his motion for discharge has been rejected. Clark v. State, 3 So.3d 1268, 1269 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009). We previously granted Hutchinson’s petition in an unpublished order, and we now issue this opinion to explain our ruling.

Hutchinson, a juvenile, was arrested on…