R.K. v. State

Juvenile R.K. filed a petition for writ of prohibition seeking speedy trial discharge under Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.090 (2000). It is undisputed that the adjudicatory hearing was not held within ninety days of his arrest, as required by that rule.1

The trial court granted the state an extension of the speedy trial period based upon its showing that it had made three unsuccessful attempts to serve R.K. with the delinquency petition. A1 three attempts were made during school hours at R.K.’s residence. A1 three times, the process server found no one at home.

The state’s evidence was…