Romero v. State

Full title: JAIR VENTURA ROMERO, Petitioner, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 12, 2002

820 So. 2d 946 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

Opinion

No. 3D01-3582.

April 10, 2002. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 12, 2002.

A Case of Original Jurisdiction — Prohibition.

Oscar Arroyave, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Douglas J. Glaid (Fort Lauderdale) Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Because the defendant's motion for continuance effected a waiver of his speedy trial rights, see State v. Guzman, 697 So.2d 1263 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), the application for writ of prohibition is denied.