Kemp v. State

On this appeal from a summary denial of his motion for relief pursuant to Rule I, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix the defendant alleges that he was informed against in 1949 and tried in 1959. During the interim he had been incarcerated upon other convictions. It is his position now that by the delay he was denied a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Constitution of the State of Florida. We hold that the trial court correctly determined that these allegations did not constitute a basis for relief under the rule because the record conclusively shows that the appellant failed to take advantage of §…