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STATE v. BONAMY

No. 81-626.

409 So.2d 518 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Melvin Burnett BONAMY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Evelyn D. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Joseph W. DuRocher, Public Defender, and Glenn Klausman, Asst. Public Defender, Orlando, for appellee.

COBB, Judge.

This case requires interpretation of a defendant's right to speedy trial as measured by constitutional, as opposed to procedural, standards.

The defendant, Melvin Bonamy, was arrested on April 15, 1980, and charged with burglary of a dwelling. The case was originally set for trial on August 13, 1980. On that day, the defense moved for a continuance on the ground that three of the state's witnesses had...

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