STATE v. BUFFORD

No. 78-2466/T4-293.

383 So.2d 928 (1980)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John BUFFORD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

As Clarified On Denial of Rehearing May 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Chief, App. Div. Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Chief Judge.

The order discharging appellee is reversed because no violation of the Speedy Trial Rule was committed by failing to bring the appellee to trial within 180 days of having been taken into custody. Rule 3.191, Fla.R.Crim.P. (1977). Even though appellee was not tried within the 180 days, his case was taken out of the operation of that rule by his having moved for and obtained a continuance. State v. Kurtz, 354 So.2d...

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