SCHWARTZ, Judge.
Hopkins, who is the defendant below in a criminal proceeding, has filed a petition for habeas corpus, claiming the right to a discharge under the speedy trial rule. Treating the petition as one seeking a writ of prohibition, we have issued a rule nisi. Upon consideration of the return and response, and after oral argument, we conclude that the petition must be denied.
After being arrested in Pensacola, Hopkins was informed against in Dade...
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