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Floyd v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 28, 1997
708 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 97-2100

Opinion filed July 28, 1997.

A Case of Original Jurisdiction — Prohibition.

Clark D. Mervis, attorney for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Erin E. Dardis, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before GODERICH, FLETCHER, and SHEVIN, JJ.


Upon the State's proper confession of error regarding the striking of the demand for speedy trial and the subsequent expiration of the speedy trial period below, we grant Andrew Lorenzo Floyd's petition for writ of prohibition, issue the writ, and order the trial court to discharge the defendant Floyd from the charges.

Prohibition granted; case remanded to discharge the defendant.


Summaries of

Floyd v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 28, 1997
708 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

Floyd v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANDREW LORENZO FLOYD, PETITIONER, vs. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 28, 1997

Citations

708 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)