Sikes v. State

Sikes appeals from his conviction for escape,1 and his thirteen-month sentence. He was charged with escape in an information filed July 22, 1974. Prosecution finally commenced against Sikes in 1987. He argues and I agree, that his motion to dismiss based on the Florida speedy trial rule should have been granted.

The record establishes that Sikes was serving a sentence in Florida in 1974 when he escaped. Subsequently, he was located in the custody of prison authorities in Michigan. Florida sent Michigan a fugitive warrant seeking Sikes’ return to Florida, when he could be returned.

On September…