Legal Opinion
Alvarez v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 8, 2001No. 4D01-794PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
791 So.2d 574 (2001)
Felix ALVAREZ, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D01-794.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
August 8, 2001.
Samuel J. Montesino of Samuel J. Montesino, P.A., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.
2Per curiam
We grant this petition for a writ of prohibition on speedy trial grounds. It was error to deny discharge on those counts in the information constituting misdemeanors.
Alvarez was arrested on April 26, 2000. The information…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Livingston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Goldman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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