HARRIS v. TYSON

No. 72-424.

267 So.2d 390 (1972)

Richard HARRIS, Relator, v. Hon. Robert W. TYSON, Jr., Judge of Court of Record for Broward County, Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reasbeck & Fegers, Hollywood, for relator.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nelson E. Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


MAGER, Judge.

Petitioner, Richard Harris, filed an application for writ of mandamus alleging essentially that the state failed to prosecute the petitioner in accordance with Rule 3.191, F.R.Cr.P., 33 F.S.A., commonly referred to as "speedy trial rule". An alternative writ of mandamus was issued commanding the respondent judge of the Court of Record for Broward County, Florida to enter a judgment of acquittal or in the alternative to show cause why a writ of mandamus...

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