JEROME F. WOOD, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (29 total)

• State v. Agee, 622 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 1993)
  …e rule is “to promote the efficient operation of the court system and to act as a stimulus to prosecutors to bring defendants to trial as soon as practicable, thus minimizing the hardships placed upon accused persons awaiting trial.” Lewis v. State, 357 So. 2d 725, 727 (Fla.1978). Section (h)(2) makes clear that the State cannot circumvent the intent of the rule by suspending or continuing the charge or by entering a nol pros and later refiling charges: [h](2) Nolle Prosequi; Effect. The intent and effect o…
• Genden v. Fuller, 648 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. 1994)
  …le” provides that the rule “shall be effective and govern the trial dates of all persons taken into custody after 12:01 a.m. on March 1, 1971.” Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(i)(l) (1971). Such a contention is also refuted by our recognition in Lewis v. State, 357 So. 2d 725 (Fla.1978), that a defendant who was arrested for an offense but released before charges were filed was entitled to discharge where the speedy trial time had expired before the State formally charged the defendant with that offense. In Lewis, the d…
• State v. Latundra Williams, 791 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 2001)
  …inally adopted. That subsection provided that the rule “shall be effective and govern the trial dates of all persons taken into custody after 12:01 a.m. on March 1, 1971.” Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.191(i)(l)(1971). Furthermore, we recognized Lewis v. State, 357 So. 2d 725 (Fla.1978), which held that “a defendant who was arrested for an offense but released before charges were filed was entitled to discharge where the speedy trial time had expired before the State formally charged the defendant with that offense.” Gen…

Authorities Cited

• State v. LEE, 356 So. 2d 276 (Fla. 1978)