BRUNSON v. STATE

No. AK-442.

422 So.2d 956 (1982)

Ronnie Edward BRUNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie Ann Hines, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Judge.

In this appeal we must decide whether a continuance granted by the trial judge upon motion of the state was sufficient under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191 to constitute an order extending the speedy trial period. We conclude that it was not, and reverse.

On August 4, 1981, appellant was arrested for the crime of burglary, but for reasons which do not appear on the record no information was filed charging him with that crime until October 20, 1981. Discovery...

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