JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 77-1212.

366 So.2d 525 (1979)

Elizabeth JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Paul Morris, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Anthony C. Musto, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY and KEHOE, JJ., and EZELL, BOYCE F., Jr., Associate Judge.


KEHOE, Judge.

Appellant, defendant below, brings this appeal from her judgment of conviction and sentence for bribery. We reverse.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion to dismiss pursuant to the speedy trial rule, Florida Rule Criminal Procedure 3.191(d)(3), because her trial commenced more than 90 days after a State continuance, which period was uninterrupted by any defense motions, and...

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