JIMMY GLEN WALKER, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
AI-generated. These summaries, headnotes, and key points are machine-generated and may contain errors or omissions. Always verify against the full opinion text below. Not legal advice.
Jimmy Glen Walker was charged with robbery in Florida for an October 1970 offense. Florida law enforcement knew of his whereabouts in Ohio by December 1970, but failed to apprehend him for over 18 months, violating the Florida Speedy Trial Rule. The court reversed the denial of his motion to discharge.
The trial court erred in denying the motion for discharge. The state had constructive notice of Walker's whereabouts by December 3, 1970 (when he waived extradition) or January 4, 1971 (when the Ohio warrant was dismissed). Because more than 180 days elapsed before the state apprehended him on May 31, 1972, and the Speedy Trial Rule became effective on March 1, 1971, the state violated the rule by failing to timely attempt to apprehend and return Walker to Florida.
[1] A defendant is entitled to discharge under the Speedy Trial Rule when more than 180 days have elapsed since law enforcement authorities learned of the defendant's whereab…
[2] A state's failure to act promptly to apprehend a defendant known to be in custody in another jurisdiction constitutes a violation of the Speedy Trial Rule.
Previewing 2 of 5 headnotes on this case. FLexlaw’s editorially structured points of law — every proposition, pinpointed — are reserved for members.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“We believe that the state under the factual circumstances in this case had the duty to at least attempt to apprehend the appellant and return him to Florida to stand trial for the Florida offense.”
Establishes the state's affirmative duty under the Speedy Trial Rule to apprehend and return the defendant once his location became known.
Previewing 1 of 3 key quotes on this case — the court’s exact language, pinpointed for members.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceWalker committed robbery in Pasco County, Florida on October 7, 1970. He fled to Ohio the next day and turned himself in to Ohio authorities on Decemb…
The full statement of facts, procedural history, and disposition for this case are member content.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence© FLexlaw, Inc. — AI-generated enrichments are proprietary. All rights reserved.
Explore caselaw by topic → Browse Waiver Of Extradition cases and more on FLexlaw
On August 28, 1972, appellant changed his guilty plea to a plea of nolo contendere to an information charging him with robbery. His plea clearly reserved the right to appeal the trial judge's denial of his motion for discharge.1 Appellant’s plea was accepted by the court and he was sentenced to the Division of Corrections to serve a sentence of five years.
On August 15, 1972, at the hearing on appellant’s motion-to discharge, the appel-lee, the State of Florida, stipulated to the facts and, consequently, is bound thereby on this review. It appears from said stipulation that the offense occurred on October 7, 1970, in Pasco County, Florida, the following day appellant left the State of Florida and traveled to Ohio. Several days later, on December 2, 1970, appellant turned himself in to the Ohio authorities for the commission of the Florida robbery. On the same day, an arrest warrant for appellant was issued from Pasco County, Florida. On the following day, December 3, appellant voluntarily waived extradition. According to appellant’s testimony, to which the state stipulated as being factually true, on January 4, 1971, an Ohio judicial official dismissed the Florida warrant because Florida officials did not pick appellant up. It therefore is evident that the Pasco County law enforcement authorities had knowledge that appellant was in custody in the State of Ohio. It is reiterated that this fact and other material facts were stipulated to by the assistant state attorney. On January 7, 1971, a direct information was filed in Florida charging appellant with the crime of robbery. The following day, January 8, 1971, appellant pled guilty to the Ohio robbery and was sentenced to serve from 1 to 25 years in the Ohio State Prison. On February 17, 1972, appellant was paroled and moved to Indiana where he was gainfully employed. On May 31, 1972, appellant was taken into custody and subsequently returned to Florida for the October 7, 1970, Florida robbery. On August 11, 1972, appellant filed his motion for discharge on August 18, 1972. Thereafter, appellant entered his nolo con-tendere plea and this timely appeal ensued.
The sole issue for our consideration is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for discharge pursuant to RCrP 3.191(d) (1), 33 F.S.A.
We have very meticulously and painstakingly read the record, files and briefs. Oral argument was waived. We have perhaps, it could be said, spent more time in rendering our decision than we would under normal circumstances, for we have, we believe, labored considerably in an attempt to reconcile the facts of the case to the several specific provisions of the Speedy Trial Rule.
The record before us is scant and we are obliged to rely entirely on the facts which have been agreed to by the respective parties in the stipulation, supra. We conclude, after reading the stipulation, that the state, appellee, had notice of the whereabouts of Walker at least on January 4, 1971, the date of the dismissal of the Florida warrant by the Ohio authorities. It may reasonably be concluded that the *43Pasco County law enforcement authorities were apprised of the whereabouts of appellant on December 3, 1970, the date he waived extradition in Ohio on the Florida charge. When appellant filed his motion for discharge on August 11, 1972, more than 180 days had elapsed from the time the Pasco County law enforcement authorities learned of his whereabouts in the State of Ohio. As a matter of fact, far more than 180 days had elapsed.
We point out that the Speedy Trial Rule became effective on March 1, 1971. We believe that the state under the factual circumstances in this case had the duty to at least attempt to apprehend the appellant and return him to Florida to stand trial for the Florida offense. According to the stipulation, the state did precisely that when it apprehended the appellant in the State of Indiana on May 31, 1972. By that time the appellant had already been released and placed on parole for three months on the Ohio charge. It can be easily discerned that the state did act but, we submit, too late. As the saying goes “the boat had already left the dock.”
Accordingly, we conclude that the trial judge erred in not granting appellant’s motion for discharge filed in accordance with Rule 3.191(d)(1), RCrP, Speedy Trial Rule, and, therefore, we reverse and remand the case with directions to the trial judge to discharge appellant.
LILES, J., concurs.
MANN, C. J., concurs specially, with opinion.
(concurring specially).
I agree. Walker was not “imprisoned upon conviction of a crime”1 in Ohio at the time he was “taken into custody as a result of the conduct or criminal episode giving rise to the crime charged.” 2 The State has made no showing of non-availability for trial.3 Consequently, as Judge Boardman says, it had its chance and lost it.
MANN, Chief Judge
(concurring specially).
I agree. Walker was not “imprisoned upon conviction of a crime”1 in Ohio at the time he was “taken into custody as a result of the conduct or criminal episode giving rise to the crime charged.”
The State has made no showing of non-availability for trial.3 Consequently, as Judge Boardman says, it had its chance and lost it.
. CrPR 3.191(b)(3).
. CPR 3.191(a)(1).
.CrPR 3.191(e).
Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus
Citator
Cited By
-
State v. Carey D. Miller, 581 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991)…defendant, the relative time periods are tolled. When, however, the absence from the state is not the fault of the defendant and does not result in preventing prosecution, the time periods of statutes of limitations are not tolled. Walker v. State, 281 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973), cert. denied, 289 So. 2d 739 (Fla.1974). See also Mishan v. Crews, 363 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); Fleming; Friday. The trial court, accordingly, properly dismissed the charges against the appellee, and we affirm. Affirmed…
-
Jackson v. State, 294 So. 2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974)…be appealed. United States v. Caraway, 474 F. 2d 25 (5th Cir. 1973); United States v. Sepe, 474 F. 2d 784 (5th Cir. 1973); Cameron v. State, 291 So. 2d 222 (4th D.C.A. Fla. 1974); Miller v. State, 285 So. 2d 41 (2d D.C.A.Fla.1973); Walker v. State, 281 So. 2d 41 (2d D.C.A.Fla.1973); see Andersen v. State, 274 So. 2d 228 (Fla.1973). In Chesebrough v. State, supra, the court held: “The plea in the case sub judice was not conditioned on reservation of a question of law as was permitted in State v. Ash-by [Fla…
-
Miller v. State, 285 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973)…al, however, in view of our holding, we do not deem it necessary to rule upon them at this stage of the proceedings. Accordingly, we Reverse and remand for new trial. HOBSON, A. C. J., and McNULTY, J„ concur. . See Walker v. State, Fla.App.1973, 281 So. 2d 41; Shreves v. State, Fla.App.1972, 269 So. 2d 390; Chesebrough v. State, Fla.1971, 255 So. 2d 675; State v. Ashby, Fla.1971, 245 So. 2d 225.…
Previewing 3 of 5 citing cases — full citator treatment, depth of discussion, and citing context are member features.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceAuthorities Cited
- State v. Ashby, 245 So. 2d 225 (Fla. 1971)
- Chesebrough v. State, 255 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 1971)
- State v. Hutchins, 269 So. 2d 377 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972)
- Shreves v. State, 269 So. 2d 390 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972)