Small v. State

Defendant, who was then represented by the public defender, filed his own motion for discharge on the- grounds that he had been denied his speedy trial rights. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191. It was then 227 days after his arrest. Three days after the pro se filing, his public defender filed a separate motion on the same grounds. Neither motion was set for hearing, but a status conference was held the day after counsel’s motion was filed. Eleven days after the status conference, defendant’s counsel filed still another motion for discharge which was heard later that day. The court ruled *752that the…