Opinion
Case No. 3D00-3445
Opinion filed August 15, 2001.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Robert N. Scola, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 87-19184.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Michael Neimand, Assistant Attorney General, and Ana Cristina Lloyd, Certified Legal Intern, for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Andrew Stanton, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.
We find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and properly evaluated the four factors enumerated in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 530 (1972) (holding that four of the factors that courts should assess in determining whether a particular defendant has been deprived of his right to a speedy trial are length of delay, the reason for the delay, the defendant's assertion of his right, and prejudice to the defendant), to determine whether a constitutional speedy trial violation had occurred.
Accordingly, we affirm.