Payton v. Edwards

REED, Judge.

This is an original proceeding for a writ of mandamus. The petitioner is Lewis J. Payton. The respondent is Warren H. Edwards as judge of the Criminal Court of Record for Orange County, Florida. The petition seeks an order of this court directing the respondent to dismiss a criminal proceeding against the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

The petition alleges that the petitioner was arrested in Orange County, Florida, on or about 1 April 1968. The petitioner was charged by an information filed in the Criminal…