Palmer v. State

(dissenting) :

This case involves denial of application of the speedy trial rule 3.191(a)(1), the 90-day trial rule, to Petitioner Philip K. Palmer who, after arrest was arraigned, tried and sentenced in the Metropolitan County Court of Dade County, Florida, on December 20, 1972 for the traffic offenses of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. He received sentences of 30 days’ imprisonment for leaving the scene of the accident and six months’ imprisonment for drunken driving. He was originally charged on May 29, 1972 with said violations, the same being traffic…