Brown v. State

LAWRENCE, Judge.

Bobby Lee Brown (Brown) on direct appeal seeks review of his convictions and sentences, arguing that he is entitled to be forever discharged under Florida’s “speedy trial” rule. We affirm.

A jury found Brown guilty of attempted second-degree murder, armed kidnapping with a firearm, armed robbery with a firearm, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Brown committed these crimes on September 7, 1994, in Leon County, when he robbed a Burger King, shot one employee in the chest at point-blank range, and took another employee hostage for the duration of a high-speed…