BELL v. STATE

No. 74-183.

318 So.2d 498 (1975)

Edward BELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


HOBSON, Judge.

Edward Bell appeals his judgment and sentence to life imprisonment for first degree murder, after a jury verdict of guilty.

Bell first contends that his motion for discharge for failure to comply with Rule 3.191(a)(1) RCrP, the speedy trial rule, should have been granted. At the hearing on his motion the trial court denied the motion on the ground that Bell had not been "available" for trial.

Bell was taken into custody on June 10, 1972...

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