State v. O.L.

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its delinquency petition involving O.L., a- child, on speedy trial grounds. Because the trial judge failed to afford the State the opportunity to bring the matter to trial within the ten-day recapture period provided for by rule, we reverse.

The relevant facts are - not in dispute. The adjudicatory hearing on the State’s delinquency petition was not commenced within the speedy trial period set forth by Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.090(d)(6). As a result, O.L.’s counsel filed a motion for discharge and a timely hearing was…