Legal Opinion

Atkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 16, 2001No. 4D01-582PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

785 So.2d 1219 (2001)

Gene ATKINS, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 4D01-582.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 16, 2001.

Fred Haddad of Haddad & Hester, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

No response required for respondent.

2Per curiam

Gene Atkins seeks a writ of prohibition, barring the trial court from proceeding further in a felony prosecution because of his allegation the speedy trial period prescribed in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191(a) has expired. Atkins was originally charged in case number 98-10089 CF10A with solicitation to commit aggravated…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Morris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Santiago v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

4Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
  2. Morel v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  3. Curry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. State v. BurgessDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Fort v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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