STATE EX REL. WILLIAMS v. BAKER

No. 40274.

247 So.2d 316 (1971)

STATE of Florida ex rel. Louis James WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Honorable H. Paul BAKER, As One of the Judges of the Criminal Court of Record in and for Dade County, Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tobias Simon and Beverly Gurevitz, Miami, for petitioner.

H. Paul Baker, in pro. per.

Jerry Mosca and Shalle Stephen Fine, Miami, for intervenor.


ADKINS, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition brought against a judge of a court of record seeking to prohibit the trial of the petitioner because of lack of jurisdiction by virtue of denial of a speedy trial. A rule nisi in prohibition was issued and a return filed by the respondent.

An information was filed November 19, 1969, charging petitioner with the offense of robbery. He was arrested on February 15, 1970. This was during the February...

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