DAVID P. HOUSTON, APPELLANT,

v.

GEORGE KNUTSSON, SUNDANCE MARINE CHARTER CORPORATION, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, D/B/A PIRATE'S COVE MARINA, GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, A FOREIGN CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN FLORIDA, AND FEDERAL LIEN AND RECOVERY CORPORATION, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Neal v. State, 697 So. 2d 903 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997)
  …but on appeal the First District concluded that the State had not proved that its delay in serving the warrant was reasonable; Fleming’s conviction was reversed. See Fleming v. State, 524 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).4 See also Gilmore v. State, 602 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992) (holding that the trial court properly denied a prison escapee’s motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations after the court heard evidence of diligent efforts to locate the defendant immediately following the escape an…
• Oscard Bonel v. State, 651 So. 2d 774 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
  …). In a case of pre-arrest delay, the State must show the reasonableness of the delay and that it was diligent in its efforts to serve the arrest warrant in order to bring the defendant before the court within the statutory limit. Gilmore v. State, 602 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 606 So. 2d 1165 (Fla.1992); Bragenzer v. State, 582 So. 2d at 142; Wells v. State, 571 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). Here, the State presented no explanation regarding whether it had made any effort, let alone a dil…
• Newman v. State, 707 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)
  …ed. MINER, ALLEN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur. . In contrast, this court held that a delay in service was not unreasonable, and the statute of limitations defense not viable, where the state presented evidence of a diligent search in Gilmore v. State, 602 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).…

Authorities Cited

• Astra v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp., 452 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984)