Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 2014No. 2D13-2376Published

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

David Winston Jacobs appeals the denial of his Motion for Discharge for Violation of Constitutional Speedy Trial Right. Because the record contains insufficient information for us to fully decide the issue, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Jacobs allegedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover police officer on November 8, 2011. On March 7, 2012, a warrant was issued for Jacobs’s arrest, and an information was filed on March 20, 2012, charging him with delivery and possession of cocaine. On January 3, 2013, Jacobs was arrested for these crimes, and a trial was set…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MaizumiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Howell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. State v. RoundtreeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. Niles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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