STATE v. CARTER

No. 57937.

397 So.2d 679 (1981)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Willie CARTER, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for respondent.


McDONALD, Justice.

The state seeks certiorari review of a decision of the Third District Court of Appeal1 which discharged respondent from prosecution because he, a defendant charged with grand theft under section 812.014, Florida Statutes (1977), was not brought to trial within 180 days of his arrest. Recognizing that the circumstances differ somewhat from those in State ex rel. Sheppard v. Duval, 287 So.2d 370...

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