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WIGGINS v. STATE

No. NN-382.

384 So.2d 43 (1980)

Johnnie WIGGINS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Richard W. Prospect and Doris E. Jenkins, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Judge.

On this appeal from appellant's conviction on two counts of uttering a forged instrument, appellant claims he should be discharged because he was not brought to trial within the period prescribed by the speedy trial rule, Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191. We agree. The State's contention is that the period of the rule did not begin to run until August 25, 1978, when appellant was formally arrested on the charges of which he is now convicted. We find...

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