Supreme Court of Florida

Defendant's right to speedy trial under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191 was not violated where trial was scheduled as provided in the rule's recapture provisions and the only reason the trial was not held according to the recapture provision was defendant's own motion for continuance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2004
• Published 04/22/2004

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, James W. Rogers, Tallahassee Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, and Thomas D. Winokur, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Erik Courtney, Miami, FL, for Respondent.