Legal Opinion
State v. Hurley
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 7, 2000No. 4D00-224PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, J., Associate Judge.
The State of Florida appeals an order discharging Janice Hurley because her right to a speedy trial was violated. We affirm.
On December 22, 1997, Hurley was approached at work by a police detective and uniformed police officers who told her that she was being arrested for forging checks and embezzling money from her employer. The officers confiscated her purse, placed her in the back of a police car after handcuffing her, and drove her to the police station where she was placed in a holding cell for 45 minutes to an hour before she was interrogated.
During the one…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Melton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Snead v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- State v. ChristianDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- State v. LailDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
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