Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 7, 1981No. 80-756PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.
The state appeals an order granting appellee’s motion for discharge under the speedy trial rule, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191.
An information was filed on November 1, 1979, charging appellee with burglary of apartment 12 at an Orlando apartment complex. Appellee requested a continuance and thus took the matter out of the operation of the speedy trial rule. Butterworth v. Fluellen, 389 So.2d 968 (Fla.1980); State v. Brown, 394 So.2d 218 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981)1.
The case proceeded to trial and on March 4, 1980, the trial court granted a directed verdict of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Butterworth in and for Broward Cty. v. FluellenSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- State v. KatzSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- State v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Stevens v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Haddock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
- Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- State v. BrandtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Irby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984