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TORRES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 73-1461. Summary Calendar.

477 F.2d 555 (1973)

Ramon A. TORRES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 7, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramon A. Torres, pro se.

Barry Scott Richard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., Robert Shevin, Atty. Gen., Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Torres alleges that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was denied by the State of Florida because of a seventeen month delay between original arrest and trial. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed the petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

There are four basic factors to be weighed when considering the claim of a prisoner that he was denied a speedy trial: length of delay, the...

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