Legal Opinion
Morrow v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 20, 1984No. 83-1157PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
458 So.2d 312 (1984)
John Leroy MORROW, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 83-1157.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
September 20, 1984.
Rehearing Denied November 6, 1984.
Leon B. Cheek, III, Casselberry, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and W. Brian Bayly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.
COWART, Judge.
The "speedy trial" rule, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191, requires that a person charged with a felony crime offense be brought to trial within 180 days of being taken into custody or, upon motion, that he be discharged. Because the…
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