CARTER v. STATE

No. 82-925.

432 So.2d 797 (1983)

Lonnie Edell CARTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHOONOVER, Judge.

The appellant, Lonnie Edell Carter, has appealed from an order denying his motion for discharge for failure to comply with the speedy trial rule. We reverse.

On May 16, 1981, the appellant was involved in a head-on collision as he attempted to pass another vehicle. The driver of the on-coming vehicle was killed instantly. The appellant was taken from the scene of the accident to the hospital and...

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