Nazario v. State

COPE, Judge.

Efren Nazario petitions for a writ of prohibition, contending that he is entitled to discharge under the speedy trial rule. We grant the petition.

After being charged with drug trafficking, defendant-petitioner Nazario filed a written demand for speedy trial under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191(b). The ease was originally set for trial within the speedy trial period. When the trial date arrived, defendant Nazario announced that he was ready to proceed, but the two codefendants moved for a continuance.

The trial court granted the codefendants’ motions for continuance. The…