Legal Opinion
Garcia v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 5, 1985No. 84-695PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, Judge.
Garcia appeals from his convictions of conspiracy to deliver cocaine and delivery of cocaine. Only one of his nine issues on appeal merits discussion. He contends his speedy trial rights should have prevailed over the state’s interest in a joint trial. We disagree and affirm the convictions.
Garcia was arrested on February 10, 1983. In a single information, the state charged him and two co-defendants with conspiracy to traffic cocaine and trafficking in cocaine. On April 21, 1983, Garcia filed a demand for speedy trial, requesting a trial within sixty days. He had already moved to…
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