State v. T.G.

I respectfully dissent and would reverse because: (1) T.G.’s right to a speedy trial was not violated under State v. Naveira, 873 So.2d 300 (Fla.2004) and State v. Gilliam, 884 So.2d 128 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); and (2) the lower court abused its discretion by resorting to the extreme sanction of dismissal without considering lesser alternative remedies for the State’s alleged discovery violation.

In Naveira, the Florida Supreme Court held that a defendant’s right to a speedy trial was not violated where: (1) the defendant invoked the speedy trial rule; (2) trial was scheduled within the rule’s…